Carol Brittin Chambers has quickly become one of the top composers of music for younger students with engaging music that stretches their musical chops, but is fun to play. This piece is at times tuneful and other times dark and rich for great musical…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Carol Brittin Chambers
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This new work in ABA form is great for concert performance. Exciting rhythmic passages are accompanied by a beautiful legato section that will help you reinforce dynamic contrast and lyrical expressiveness.
Grade Level: 1 Copyright: 2020 Publisher: Excelcia…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Peter Terry
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This setting of the 17th century Christmas carol, Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella, will be a great addition to your holiday library. Full of musical possibilities, young musicians will find ample opportunities to grow. Perfect for any holiday concert.
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Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tyler Arcari
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Here is a great piece for beginning bands on its own, but it has a pedagogical purpose as well. As the title implies, Sean O’Loughlin has built in rhythmic and tempo accelerando into the fabric of the piece.
Grade Level: 1 Copyright: 2023 Publisher: Excelcia…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Sean O'Loughlin
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Active Measures is a classic straight ahead swing chart with bebop overtones. Cup mutes are featured throughout the brass and instantly place the listener "back in the day". Solo space is provided for piano, trumpet, and tenor sax, and a surprise coda appears…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Rick Lawn
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Imagine being on a boat at sea, only to catch a glimpse of a slowly approaching storm in the distance. Audiences will hear the rain, ship bells, and the sounds of the crew battle against the storm in this exciting, intense, and sophisticated work for…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tyler Arcari
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
A hard swinging riff based tune that features the trumpet section with plungers. Trombones use plungers later in the chart as well. "Blues with a bridge" solos for trumpet, tenor sax, and the drummer grabs 8 bars before an acapella shout section leads into a…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Join the street parade! The horns holler and shout back and forth before the alto sax solo takes off. Followed by a funky breakdown section and a drum solo kicking the ensemble, the parade picks up where it started and leads the way to the finish. Trumpet…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Robert Skiles, Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Arise! is as uplifting and exciting as its title! Amy has a fresh and wonderful sound color palette for beginning band that will give you some variety in your program. Fanfare-like, Arise! will be a piece your students ask to play again and again!
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Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Amy Riebs Mills
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Orange Drink with an ATTITUDE! This funky chart starts with a piano riff to set up the rhythm groove before the trumpet and altos hit with the melody. Trombones and low saxes support with counterpoint. After the trombones take us through the bridge the saxes…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More