First Carols of Christmas

Let your beginning band shine with a delightful new arrangement for your next holiday concert, featuring popular tunes Up on the Housetop and O Come Little Children. All sections of the band share important melodic material, including the low brass and woodwinds,who begin the piece! Inspire all of your students with this arrangement.

First Choice - Wim Laseroms

First Choice is a simple, nimble and cheerful March with an infectious melody, a snappy bass solo and a trio section that is based on a predominantly syncopated feel.

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First Christmas Fanfare - Robert E. Foster Jr.

Beginners will be able to perform this holiday setting at their very first concert. Based on the popular carol Angels We Have Heard on High, it makes a great concert opener for elementary bands. Repeated eighth-note rhythms and full scoring will make this energetic setting easy to rehearse and perform and will have young players feeling and sounding confident and proud.

First Christmas March

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First Christmas Suite - Mike Hannickel

Beginners LOVE to feel like they are playing "REAL MUSIC", even at that first winter performance. These simple arrangements of well-known carols let your students do just that. AND - the "suite" format let's you draw the beginning band's entire share of that first concert from one arrangement, if you like, saving on scarce music library funds. The sound of "Good King Wenceslas" and "Oh Come Little Children" belies the simplicity of the arrangements, and "Jolly Old St. Boogie-Claus" is just plain "riff-style" fun! They'll love this one!!

First Concepts Warm-ups - Larry Norred

This is one or the most interesting, useful teaching aids ever developed for beginning bands. It's full of chorales, exercises and rounds, all designed to reinforce concepts you are trying to teach in day to day work. The percussion section gets special emphasis, with parts that will keep the players' attention without being too difficult. The PENTATONIC TECHMIQUE BUILDER section can be used in many ways. Since it is all pentatonic, you can even craft your own approaches using any Orff-style techniques you may prefer.

First Concert March - John O'Reilly

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First Concert Parade - John O'Reilly

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First Decree - R.W. Smith

A joyous and authoritative opening statement for the beginning band! Beginning with a flourish of woodwinds and metallic percussion, the brass section follows with a musical fanfare conveying confidence and pride in the band's newfound musical skills. The percussion section provides a bold response completing the features of each instrumental family in the concert band. Composed using the first six notes introduced in most band methods, "First Decree" is an accessible and musical showcase for your beginning band.

First Essay - Samuel Barber

Samuel Barber's First Essay, arranged by Joseph Levey for Concert Band. Score/parts. Previously only available on rental, this new publication of Barber's FirstEssay (ca. 1930) is a welcome addition to the literature. This edition includes newly discovered historical information on Barber's personal edits and revisions - including adding original music - to thearrangement prior to his approval for publication. Set in the original orchestral key, this arrangement by Joseph Levey has been performed by several of the most prestigious concert bands. This deserves a seriouslook for mature groups.