Beginning Band Series
Grade 1 Concert Band Music
- Playable with only 1 flute, 2 clarinets, 1 alto sax, 2 trumpets
and percussion, up to full instrumentation.
- Both clarinet parts stay below the break.
- Full, complete sound, even without bass clef instruments. The
bass clef part in octaves is optional.
- Optional F Horn and Tenor Sax parts are written in their best
ranges.
- Bell part for teaching melodic percussion
NEW MUSIC for 2007-2008
Butterflies
– Anne McGinty
From the composer of Clouds, Stars and The Magic Forest, McGinty once again shows her creative ability to musically depict everyday things. The brightly colored wings and graceful flight of the butterflies are evident in every note, every phrase. This piece will spur the imagination of the director, the students and your audience!
Q881277 - Set with Score - $45.00
Q881278 - Extra Full Score - $6.00
Double-Oh-Eight (A Spy Story)
– John Edmondson
Your band will want to play this clever spoof of the many James Bond and “Secret Agent Man” movie and TV themes over and over again. It is all here, including a mysterious gunshot in the middle. The name of the composer? Edmondson. John Edmondson. Don’t miss this thriller!
Q881279 - Set with Score - $45.00
Q881280 - Extra Full Score - $6.00
An Elizabethan Songbook
– Arr. Anne McGinty
Three lovely songs from the Elizabethan era (1588 – 1632) offer a musical adventure back in time to over 400 years ago and what is known as the golden age of music, literature and poetry. Renaissance music has a simplicity and clarity that is very appealing to beginning instrumentalists, and this songbook will make your band sound very mature for their age and experience.
Q881281 - Set with Score - $45.00
Q881282 - Extra Full Score - $6.00
FunFest March
– John Edmondson
“FunFest” at Sandy Lake Amusement Park near Dallas is the largest music festival in the world, with more than 1,500 performing groups and nearly 60,000 students performing over a seven-week period every spring. This easy traditional style march honors the many beginner and elementary bands that participate every year!
Q881283 - Set with Score - $45.00
Q881284 - Extra Full Score - $6.00
Jingle Bells Parade
– Arr. John Edmondson
This traditional Christmas favorite is arranged in the march style of a patrol – the band coming down the street, passing by and moving on. The band students will enjoy painting this musical picture, and impressing both parents and audience with this perfect holiday program number.
Q881285 - Set with Score - $45.00
Q881286 - Extra Full Score - $6.00
Thunder Hill Overture
– Anne McGinty
Thundering sound effects, a dramatic melody, and great parts for every member of the band make this piece a must-have, must-play addition to your library. Excellent for interval training, articulation, style and dynamic contrasts, this piece is creatively scored to have your beginning band sound absolutely fantastic!
Q881287 - Set with Score - $45.00
Q881288 - Extra Full Score - $6.00
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