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£59.95Enchanted Village - Sean O'Loughlin
This is a dramatic work with an atmospheric, somewhat foreboding opening and a vigorous Allegro. Cleverly written, Enchanted Village is a rather stern piece (in natural minor) that succeeds in sounding more difficult than it is, despite being confined to the basic six notes first learned by beginning players. There are effective contrasts between legato and marcato playing that provide excellent teaching opportunities.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95North Point March - Joseph Compello
A traditionally styled March for the very youngest bands, North Point March uses only the first six notes of the B-flat major scale. Using this simple framework, Compello has created a very fine piece for introducing the American march-style to young people, and provided them with a particularly hummable tune in the trio.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Santa's Noisy Workshop - Larry Clark
Ever imagine what it would sound like inside Santa's workshop at the North Pole? Well, speculate no longer, thanks to this clever arrangement by Larry Clark. You will hear clinking and clanking sounds interwoven with effervescent holiday carols. Best of all, this piece is playable After very limited study, so it is perfect for that very first holiday concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Ode To Christmas
Ode to Christmas is a unique combination of holiday favorites with Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from his Ninth Symphony. This clever arrangement by Bill Calhoun is perfect for the very first holiday concert. It can be performed by early players as there are limited note ranges and rhythms. A delightful choice for the beginning band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.95Aunt Rhodie's Diet - Joseph Compello
Aunt Rhodie's Diet is a sequel to the incredibly popular Aunt Rhodie's Appetite. Both arrangements are novel settings in which a beginning band can perform the standard folk songs found in the first few pages of most band methods. Because they are so easy to play, these arrangements by themselves would not make much of a concert, even for a beginning group. However, when used as incidental music to the story, the songs become sufficiently interesting to the audience, without taxing the capabilities of students who have only been playing for about 10 to 12 weeks.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Supremacy - Sean O'Loughlin
Supremacy is an engaging work for the beginning concert band. The piece provides many important teaching opportunities to reinforce rhythm, counting, and dynamics in the students' development. The rhythms in the wind parts are limited to quarter, half, and whole notes, and the music incorporates basic dissonance and resolution into the fabric of the piece. A perfect piece for the students' first experience performing at contest/festival.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Promenade - Bill Calhoun
A regal new piece from up and coming composer Bill Calhoun. Promenade can be defined as a "ceremonious opening to a formal event" and in this case, Promenade should provide an excellent opening to your band's first concert. Your beginning groups will sound marvelous with the strong scoring of this majestic offering, also an ideal piece for contest/festival performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Homecoming - Joseph Compello
Use this delightful original march as your students' first experience with the traditional march form. The piece is tuneful and energetic, just like more difficult marches, but the technical demands are kept at the level of a beginning student. You will enjoy the use of the popular folk song as the melody for the trio.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Rockin' Jingle Bells
Rock into Christmas with this fun new arrangement by popular writer Joseph Compello. Joe draws on his many years as a beginning band director to continue to provide beginning bands with fun arrangements that will keep students excited. With its simple, basic rock beat, this is perfect for a beginning band's first holiday concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Antiquitas
Antiquitas is ideal for your students' first year concert program. With its modal qualities and dance-like character, Antiquitas takes your imagination back in time. All sections of the ensemble get the opportunity to become the melodic focus within this work. Making use of contrasting marcato and legato playing, your students will learn to incorporate these techniques to maximize musicality at a very early point in their musical careers.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days