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£53.95Speak Up - Heather Hoefle
Connect your band with the music of today's youth. "Speak Up" is a young band piece in a hip-hop style and feel. Your musicians will love the groove and the featured soli sections. Based on a Bb blues scale, this piece for the beginning band will help solidify the concert Db firmly into your student's musical vocabulary. Heather Hoefle's educational and musical artistry are clearly evident throughout. Your band and audience are going to love this!Original Item#: RWS-1908-00
Estimated dispatch 3-5 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.Original Item#: RWS-1714-00
Estimated dispatch 3-5 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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£49.50The Blues! - James Swearingen
Don't be surprised when your beginning band students repeatedly request over and over, "Can we play 'The Blues'?" Based on a standard 12-bar blues progression, James Swearingen's "The Blues" gives students their first experience in America's very own musical art form....Jazz! It's hip, cool and features each section of the band playing musical ideas based on only their first six notes and even the percussionists are given an opportunity to be in the musical spotlight. Guaranteed to be their absolute favorite piece in the band folder. Stand back and watch the fun unfold!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50Abide with me
Simple, elegant and timeless, "Abide With Me" was written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847. The hymn was set to music by William H. Monk and debuted at Mr. Lyte's memorial service. Robert W. Smith's setting is written for the very beginning band using only the first six notes introduced in most band methods. Each instrumental family has the opportunity to perform melodically while the setting allows students to experience lyrical phrasing in the early stages of their development. An exceptional arrangement for any band program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.50
Six Note Symphony - Galvin
Your youngest musicians can sound like professionals on their first concert with "Six Note Symphony!" While using only the first six notes learned in band instruction, there's excitement and adventure in each section of the young band. Extensive doubling provides security across the ensemble, and students will enjoy demonstrating their speedy progress on this upbeat and engaging work! Great music for beginning band!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99
Galaxy's Edge - Hammonds
Hopeful, brave, and determined - those words describes most beginning band musicians. Your first-year players will be ready to blast across the skies with "Galaxy's Edge", a bold and adventurous work from composer Mike Hammonds. With melodies and scoring reminiscent of epic film soundtracks, young musicians will find the heroic melodic material to be inspiring as it passes through each section of the band. Give your young band a chance to ride the rocket of success with "Galaxy's Edge!"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95
So Low - Bankston
If your beginning band needs a piece to help give the bass players more confidence while having fun, then this is the piece for you! This clever work for young band is based on a groove featuring low brass and woodwinds. It also includes a bass drum solo, hence the name So Low. Your students will love rehearsing this one and will hurry to the band room every day to play it. It will also be a real treat for parents as they watch their students have a blast performing this infectious, yet simple composition.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Cowabunga - Robert E. Foster Jr.
Grab your surfboards and head for the beach as this exciting band piece takes your beginning band and audience for the ride of their lives! With percussion interludes based on the famous (or infamous) "wipeout" motif intermixed with the thrill-seekers from a band that "hangs loose" as they approach the Big Kahuna, youll provide some big fun for your young players. Everyone will enjoy this fresh fun-filled piece, so hang on to your seats, because... surfs up!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£85.95Gypsy Dance - Joseph Compello
You may know this composer from the exceptional music he has written for beginning band, but now you will hear why many think he is one of the best writers of concert band music at any level. This exciting piece weaves exotic gypsy melodies together with compound meter designed to challenge the moderately advanced band. It is the percussion section that drives this piece, using rhythms that are typical of Eastern European folk music. Gypsy Dance is a great way to introduce students to this genre.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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