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Playing the drums is a continuous chain of 'magic moments.' Whenever the moment seems right, there is a perfect time for everything. Being aware of those 'sweet spots' is one thing, but being able to...

Includes demonstration DVD introducing basic techniques and notation. Since if first appeared in the 1930s, the concise, clear content of the best-selling A Tune A Day series has revolutionised musi...

The opening Chorale section of this very appealling beginning band piece introduces the theme that is then used in the Canon that follows. Skillfully designed to pass the melody to every section, this...

Based on Mozart's keyboard variations on Ah! Vous Dirai-je, Maman, K. 265, the main theme of this arrangement is also known as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. The variations are sophisticated yet easy...

Dieses optimistische Lied erschien 1973 auf einem Album von Artie Kaplan mit dem Titel Confessions of a Male Chauvinist (Bekenntnisse eines männlichen Chauvis). Harmony war ein unmittelbarer Erfolg, d...

Dieses optimistische Lied erschien 1973 auf einem Album von Artie Kaplan mit dem Titel Confessions of a Male Chauvinist (Bekenntnisse eines männlichen Chauvis). Harmony war ein unmittelbarer Erfolg, d...

A spirited, lighhearted piece from the pen of Anne McGinty. A wonderful selection for your flute section. Lush scoring and beautiful melodies makes this a winner from the the very first note.

McGinty - Grade 4

Commissioned by the football coach of the University of Minnesota, ''The Minnesota March'' was completed in 1927. Being impressed by the number of Indian names found in Minnesota, Sousa used a number...

Written for the 7th Regiment of the 107th Infantry of the New York National Guard in 1922 and composed late in his career, this is considered one of Sousa's best marches. The revered Frederick Fennell...

Sousa, who was a horseman himself, completed this wonderful work late in 1925. The march exemplifies the regimental rhythms heard with horse and rider and the Fennell arrangement preserves Sousa's ori...

Written in 1928 to commemorate 50 years as a conductor, this often-forgotten Sousa march is joyous and uplifting. In duple time, this quick-step is a welcome addition to any traditional band concert,...

Commissioned for the occasion of George Washington's bicentennial celebration in 1932, this march was premiered by the combined military bands in Washington, D.C., conducted by Sousa himself. Now with...

Dedicated to Colonel Osmun Latrobe and members of the Fourth U.S. Calvary, this march clearly reflects the patriotism so characteristic in Sousa's work. Complete with bugle calls in the trio, this sti...

One of Sousa's more obscure marches, it was dedicated to the governor and the people of New Mexico. You'll hear the characteristic musical sounds of Latin and American Indian populations indigenous to...