Randy Navarre

Marching Together

Designed to be a first march..
1st section is stepwise; 2nd in stepwise with some thirds.
Drum solo between sections.
Woodwinds play first melody, then brass plays the 2nd.
Piece ends with all instruments playing together.
In key of Bb.
Can be played after 5 or 6 lessons
Clarinets Do Not cross the break
Highest note for trumpets is A or Bb
All instruments play the same rhythm at the same time (except percussion)
Rhythms are whole, half and quarter notes (8th notes in some songs; percussion will play 8th notes at times)
All chords of the diatonic scale are used
Easy to play; sounds harder than written
Playable with as few as 5 instruments