What an excellent way to lift your beginning band up to a higher level of musicianship! This outstanding new work for the beginning band is perfect for that first festival experience or for any concert venue. With accents staccato and lots of dynamic and stylistic contrasts there is much to teach in this piece and yet it remains accessible to the last exciting note. Be sure to pay close attention to this significant new beginning band composition. An important addition to the repertoire!

The Beginning Band Collection contient douze arrangements de grande qualité pour Orchestre Junior. Cette collection permet à la fois de développer de façon importante votre matériel d’enseignement tout en offrant une solution plus économique. L’ensemble des œuvres ont été écrites par d’excellent compositeurs et pédagogues qui connaissent parfaitement les besoins des formations Juniors. Les pièces sont en parfaite adéquation avec l’expérience des musiciens. Le contexte est pédagogiquement structuré et musicalement motivant pour les Orchestres Juniors.

16 Duets for Eb Instruments- Two For Easter is a collection of sixteen fantastic Duet arrangements for Treble Clef Instruments in the key of E Flat . Arranged by James Curnow.

16 Duets for Bass Clef Instruments- Two For Easter is a collection of sixteen fantastic Duet arrangements for Bass Clef Instruments in the key of C . Arranged by James Curnow.

This thoughtful and creative arrangement of the classic song of the American West is a rich and sonorous treatment infused with exquisite and unexpected harmonies. You’ve never heard it like this before! Bryan Kidd has managed to bring a true musical adventure to the developing band in his own unmistakably personal way.This is a wonderful chance for your musicians to show that they can be truly expressive. This piece is the perfect tool for a cross-curricular unit with U.S. history. Surprising!

The Beginning Band Collection contient douze arrangements de grande qualité pour Orchestre Junior. Cette collection permet à la fois de développer de façon importante votre matériel d’enseignement tout en offrant une solution plus économique. L’ensemble des œuvres ont été écrites par d’excellent compositeurs et pédagogues qui connaissent parfaitement les besoins des formations Juniors. Les pièces sont en parfaite adéquation avec l’expérience des musiciens. Le contexte est pédagogiquement structuré et musicalement motivant pour les Orchestres Juniors.

A Collection of 32 Fun-to-Play Familiar Melodies for the beginning Instrumentalist- Tons Of Tunes From The Classics is an enjoyable collection of 32 fun-to-play and familiar melodies for the beginning instrumentalist. This version has been arranged by Amy Adam for Clarinet. Includes Play along CD of backing and demonstration tracks.

Your young band will really be in their own element when they are rocking to the jellybean song! Every section gets to join in on the melody somewhere and the rhythmic reinforcement found within is a priceless tool for the teacher of young band students. This is the kind of piece your students will drive you crazy with because they’ll want to play it again and again (and again!) If you are looking for something FUN to do with your group as a contrast to your more serious pieces you’ve found it.Tasty!

A modern twist to this beautiful antique French carol makes it a delightful contrast for your winter concert. Interesting rhythms and melodic surprises carry this lovely old tune to new places. Articulation and dynamic concerns are important factors when interpreting the piece so there is plenty to teach in your endless quest to make your group a better ensemble.Different!

Three-Part Flexible Compositions for any combination of Brass Woodwinds & Strings- Concert Collection offre des pièces de concert idéales pour tous les ensembles à instrumentation variable : Orchestres Juniors ou Orchestres à l’école. En distribuant les trois voix selon les possibilités de chacun on obtient un excellent son d’ensemble. Il est également possible de joindre des instruments à cordes à votre Orchestre à Vent. Les recueils pour cordes ont été écrits dans un registre qui enrichit et arrondit le son d’ensemble. Pour perfectionner la lecture rythmique faites jouer l’ensemble de votre eff ectif à l’unisson (voix 1 voix 2 voix 3). Les trois voix utilisent des valeurs rythmiques identiques. Le recueil (optionnel) pour Piano peut être utilepour renforcer/compléter la structure sonore des petits ensembles. Les huit oeuvres de cette collection ont été écrites par d’excellent compositeurs et pédagogues. Concert Collection offre une flexibilité et une évolutibilité absolues !

Novelty for School Staff Member and Band-This easy-to-prepare beginning band comedy piece will have the audience rolling in the aisles. Feature that popular principal custodian secretary or any other staff or community member who has a little bit of comedian in them as the Triangle soloist. One interruption after another prevents the soloist from actually playing the Triangle until the very end of the piece where with a band member’s assistance the soloist finally gets to play the Triangle one single time. Everyone will love it! Side-splitting!

This thoughtful and creative arrangement of the classic song of the American West is a rich and sonorous treatment infused with exquisite and unexpected harmonies. You’ve never heard it like this before! Bryan Kidd has managed to bring a true musical adventure to the developing band in his own unmistakably personal way.This is a wonderful chance for your musicians to show that they can be truly expressive. This piece is the perfect tool for a cross-curricular unit with U.S. history. Surprising!

Authentic Big Band swing style music for the concert band! You know this one will be a crowd pleaser and SO much fun to play! Stephen Bulla works his magic with the great Jazz sounds of the 40s and 50s in such a way that your band will be able to put it together and make it happen. Lots of great jazz style articulation and harmonic considerations ensure that your students are doing more than just playing the piece. They are learning Big Band Jazz style interpretation in the bargain and loving it as they do. This is a great opportunity to study the historical American roots of Jazz!

Fiery sounds of the Spanish Fandango for young bands! Mysterious modal harmonies and stirring Percussion transport us to the mythical kingdom of gold. Intense and rhythmic your band will be happy to dig in and refine their performance skills as they uncover the hoard of musical enrichment that James Curnow has carefully included in the arrangement. Relentless energy ensures that this will captivate and invigorate your audience.

Instrumental Solos for Worship- More Great Hymns contains hymns from around the world. They are delightfully arranged in fresh settings by some of the foremost arrangers in the instrumental field. The accompaniment CD (included in the solo book) provides a demonstration performance of each solo. It also allows the soloist to practice or perform with the CD when an accompanist is not available. Contains: Amazing Grace O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Holy Holy Holy Softly and Tenderly and others

10 Gospel favourites arranged as instrumental solos by Stephen Bulla. This edition is for Alto Saxophone and includes a Play along CD of backing and demonstration tracks.

Symphonic March-Grand angular fanfares and forceful melodies give the listener a sense of the power and resolve that a view of Fort Monroe can invoke. This is a challenging and exciting piece to play and exhibits great color as well as interesting twists of harmony. The flowing main theme and creative counterpoint are sure to inspire your band to new heights and lift the spirits of the audience as well. Show what your band can do with James L. Hosay’s Symphonic Fortress. Majestic!

Concert March-Enjoy this powerful minor-key march with your young band. It’s a great opportunity for the beginning group to experience playing a concert-style march with big bold themes. Scored so that even a relatively small group can sound solid and impressive the dynamics and articulations give you plenty to teach while the ranges and rhythms stay well within manageable limits for all players. Your students will love playing Thunderbolt Peak March. Electrifying!

Have your Drummers been patiently (or impatiently) standing at the back of the band while you rehearsed that expressive piece? Reward their equanimity with this fiery and percussive addition to Paul Curnow’s impressive and growing catalogue of works for Concert Band. This enticing new composition lies well within the command of a solid Grade 2 band while bringing the smoldering energy of Latin music to your concert stage. Written as a celebration of cultural diversity and infused with easy syncopation and lots of interweaving rhythm there is certain to be a special place for Fiesta de San Pedro in your next concert and in cross-cultural teaching.

Solos for Beginning through Early Intermediate lev-The 1st Recital Series presents high quality solo/recital literature appropriate for performers from beginner to early intermediate standard. A professionally recorded CD is included with each book providing a demonstration of each piece followed by an accompaniment track which can be used for performance or rehearsal. A separate piano accompaniment book is also available. Solos for beginning through early intermediate level musicians including the works of James Curnow Craig Alan Michael Hannickel and Ann Lindsay.