Jazz Groove - Randy Navarre

In this composition, the young students get to experience real jazz harmonies. While being a very beginner piece, it sounds like a song any band will want to play. 1st trumpets highest note is B flat. Clarinets do not cross the break.

Jazz Kings

This jazz styling of the popular holiday carol "We Three Kings" offers a tribute to artists who are considered jazz royalty: Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Shades of "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "One O'Clock Jump" emerge around the carol tune as it moves between sections of 4/4 and 3/4 time. Introduce students to playing in jazz style with this fun take on a holiday classic!

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach

Enjoy this classic arrangement of the Bach holiday favorite. One of our most popular works, it has frequently been requested that this arrangement to be brought back into the classic series. Master arranger Eric Leidzen has beautifully scored this piece.

Jingle Bell Rag - James Pierpont

Jingle Wish March - James Pierpont

What would a concert be without a march? This holiday toe-tapper has a familiar melody, tuneful harmonies, an easy-to-play countermelody and a typical march bass line. The trio features your students spelling out the words "Jingle Bells" before the band transitions into "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." Use this arrangement to teach all the march-style elements while also entertaining audiences at holiday concerts. I hope you and your students enjoy this new take on a holiday favorite.

John Philip Sousa March Collection

Tuba part to John Philip Sousa March Collection.

Journey of the Juno

In July of 2016, the NASA space probe Juno completed a 5 year journey to Jupiter. The concert piece Journey of the Juno is named for this event. It is a mysterious piece in C minor intended to convey the vastness of outer space. Composer Joseph Compello consistently delivers music that both intrigues students and contains many teachable moments.

Journey of the Magi - Traditional

Journey of the Magi is a fantastical piece based on the well-known Christmas carol We Three Kings of Orient Are. After an introduction reflecting the nobility and Eastern origins of the travelers, there are three contrasting settings of the carol's verse and two of the chorus. The royal caravan then fades in to the distance as the three Kings continue their journey and search.

Journey of the Spanish Buccaneers

Journey to Illyria

Illyria is a region in southern Europe, and the name has been used in books and music throughout history, including Shakespearean plays. Composer Sean O'Loughlin takes beginning students on a musical journey, starting with broad melodic statements by the brass, bold full ensemble statements, a contrasting lyrical section, and concluding with a relentless finish. Journey to Illyriaisa sophisticated musical presentation that is still playable by the youngest of students.