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£59.95Recognition - Larry Clark
Recognition March is a tuneful original march in standard form, written with beginning bands in mind. It contains only notes in B-flat major scale (plus A-flat) and no rhythm more advanced than two scale-wise eighth notes. This one is designed as an introduction to the march form and style for the beginning band and is a great pick for festivals.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Skyburst - Sean O'Loughlin
Skyburst is a dynamic piece for beginning band that depicts a plane flight as it first jumps into the stratosphere above the clouds. Skyburst is a fanfare-like composition with lots offeramatic possibilities that serve nicely to highlight the strengths of your beginning group for concert or festival performance. The piece will capture the attention of your students, audiences and adjudicators alike.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£56.50
In Time for the Holidays - Bill Calhoun
In Time for the Holidays is a beginning band treatment of the Christmas favorite Jingle Bells. Complete with the seasonal percussion effects of two wood/temple blocks, sleigh bells and slapstick/whip, this arrangement uses just the first six notes of the B-flat concert scale in each part. This should make the piece very playable for your beginning band's first concert, just In Time for the Holidays.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£56.50
ISON - Kevin Mixon
Named After the newly discovered comet ISON, this new piece from composer Kevin Mixon will have your very beginning students intrigued from the start. The piece is energetic and is exactly what students love to play! The most challenging rhythm is two repeated eighth notes and uses only the first six notes learned in most beginning band methods.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£42.50Chorale and Canon - Anne McGinty
The opening Chorale section of this very appealling beginning band piece introduces the theme that is then used in the Canon that follows. Skillfully designed to pass the melody to every section, this is a very rewarding piece for beginning groups. First published in 1984.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95In The Bleak Midwinter Melody Mine Edition - Gustav Holst
This timeless melody by Gustav Holst is a perfect musical setting for exceptional teaching. The "Melody Mine" gives each member of the band the opportunity to play the melodic line while the teacher focuses on phrasing, shaping and other core musical concepts. The full band arrangement provides a lush chorale setting of the Holst hymn. The director also has the option to craft their own arrangement to feature soloist(s), instrumental choirs and full band. Master teacher Susan L. Smith has crafted a powerful teaching resource for use in any beginning band program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50America - My Country Tis Of Thee
This timeless patriotic melody by S.F. Smith is the perfect musical setting for exceptional teaching. The "Melody Mine" gives each member of the band the opportunity to play the melodic line while the teacher focuses on phrasing, shaping and other core musical concepts. The full band arrangement provides a lush chorale setting of the American standard. The director also has the option to craft their own arrangement to feature soloist(s), instrumental choirs and full band. Master teacher Susan L. Smith has created a powerful teaching resource for use in any beginning band program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99
Expedition - Timothy Johnson
A powerful new work for beginning band! The words "exciting" and "accessible" don't always go together in the band literature field, but Timothy Johnson's new composition honoring Zebulon Pike's historic exploration brings these words together with masterful style. Your young band students will love playing this forceful and mysterious music. Don't forget the cross-curricular possibilities offered by this piece!Interesting Percussion parts support carefully controlled range and rhythm demands in the Woodwinds and Brasses making EXPEDITION! attainable by every young band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95Modal Marauders - Nathan Farrell
Load up your musical instruments of ultimate destruction and prepare to plunder the high seas, the intergalactic expanse, or just the band room! Bring major tonality to its knees with Nathan Farrell's epic exploration of Dorian modality---Modal Marauders! Your beginning band students will love learning the ear-worm-inducing melody and fun bass lines as they rehearse and perform this epic work. Interesting percussion features and "battles" between the sections are easy to teach and engaging for all performers. It is an exciting piece that will be perfect for your young band. (2:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.50The Sword of Kings - Robert W. Smith
Listen carefully to this regal sounding composition by Robert W. Smith. You may find it difficult to believe that it contains only the first six notes introduced in most major band methods. "The Sword of Kings" is inspired by the legend of Excalibur. It was composed as a concert or festival work for the beginning band. Whether at the end of the first semester or the first year of study, your band will sound surprisingly sophisticated while appealing to both performer and audience alike. Active percussion combined with engaging wind parts make this an excellent choice.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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