Deck the Halls – Three Part Flex Band

A traditional holiday piece arranged for three-part flex band and written with the youngest players in mind! Simple rhythms and limited range.

Grade: ½ – 1
Key: Bb
Meter: 4/4
Range (concert pitches)
Part 1: Bb – Bb (includes E♮, optional low G and A in clarinet to avoid break)
Part 2: A – G (includes E♮)
Part 3: A – G (includes F#, optional low G)
Rhythms: Whole, dotted half, half, and quarter notes in winds, paired eighths in snare

Duration 1:15

Instrumentation

PART I PART II PART III PERCUSSION
Flute Clarinet Bassoon Bells
Oboe Alto Saxophone Bass Clarinet Snare Drum
Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Bass Drum
Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Crash Cymbals
Alto Saxophone Horn in F Baritone T. C./B. C. Triangle
Tuba