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£43.00Serenata
Suitable for performance after one year of instruction, this Latin-flavored dance is an excellent study in independent playing for young bands. With steady percussion, bass staccato articulations, clarinet and horn ostinatos, and muted trumpets, there are many teaching moments presented. A contrasting middle section lets your band focus on smooth articulations and alternating melodic lines. Program this for a lighter moment in your concert that also helps students learn important musical concepts.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£43.00Cove
An exciting young band piece that features interesting rhythms and percussion writing. Students get to work on eighth note interpretation and counting skills in a contemporary setting while also developing balance and rhythmic accuracy. An expansive percussion section uses a wide variety of instruments to establish a solid base upon which to build fundamental ensemble musical skills. Program this to achieve great success with your band!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£48.00Gayle Force
Gayle Force is a spirited and uptempo piece filled with accents, ostinato rhythms, and continuous melody. Use this to help young musicians play with a well-balanced and controlled sound.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£48.00The Holly and the Ivy
This setting of the beautiful holiday classic is accessible for very young bands. Its memorable melody, notated in a comfortable range, is passed around the sections of ensemble as the other parts play accompaniments that are interesting, yet not difficult. Written in bridge form, the piece begins softly, with soft sleigh bells and clarinets below the break, adding flutes, then brass, then building to a minor section and a very short percussion feature, making it a great opportunity introduce students to this form!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£39.00The Courageous Nine
Introduce young performers to the elements of march style. Written to be played in a spirited and light style, this march opens with a brass fanfare and short bell solo. All sections of the band get their moment in the spotlight. Use this to develop listening skills and to reinforce the development of each instrument's characteristic tone and timbres.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£39.00The Conquest
Utilizing concepts that beginning band students need to master, this composition about a young lion's conquest of his territory is a great concert or contest selection. Most instruments play within a 5 to 8 note range so that wind players can experience success with a mature sounding composition. Several different percussion parts are also written so you can substitute instruments or players as needed. There are multiple opportunities for expression with simple dynamic changes and phrase shaping. Let your students conquer their first concerts with this fun and accessible composition.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£37.00Space Station One
Written to honor the courage of the men and women who venture into space, this work helps reinforce young brass players' embouchures and pitch recognition while also developing beginning essential fingerings for woodwind players. A great concert or contest opener that will show off new players developing skills while also giving every section a chance to shine.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£52.00Rugby Heritage
Based on a 19th-centuryschool hymn still performed today by students at Rugby Middle School, this composition opens with a fanfare followed by a British-style march. A beautiful, lyrical andante section leads to a restatement of the march. With contrasting dynamics, tempo changes, plenty of independent lines and a tuneful melodic approach this concert or contest composition is perfect for working on musical concepts with young musicians.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£52.00Rider of the Mountain
This exciting concert and contest composition for young musicians features driving percussion with strong melodic material. The melody is passed through every section creating listening and balance skill development opportunities. Short solo passages combined with unique harmonic moments will interest and entertain your students and audiences.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£39.00Six Note Parade
Intended for first-year bands, this march uses the first 6 notes in a creative way that enables young students to develop independent part playing. With a short percussion solo, this composition is exactly what you need to introduce the march style to your students!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days