Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful...
Interactive CD enclosed (CD and CD-Rom)! Accent on Achievement is a revolutionary, best-selling band method that will excite and stimulate your students through full-color pages and the most complete...
Yamaha Christmas Ensembles utilize the same flexible format of the successful Yamaha Band Ensembles and contains 19 delightful arrangements of Christmas favorites. Arranged in order of difficulty, the...
This two-movement work features a theme from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and one of Mozart's Wind Divirtimenti. A wide variety of playing techniques including hooked and off-the-string bowing, make this an...
Almost everyone is familiar with this tune made popular by Ritchie Valens and then by Los Lobos. Now your young band can play this tune expertly arranged by John O'Reilly. This is a great piece for te...
Second year bands will really shine playing this upbeat exciting march named after Saranac Lake in upstate New York's Adirondack Mountains. Both the harmonic and natural forms of C minor are presented...
Hobo Train reflects on the history of the Original Hobo Band of Pitman, New Jersey with an interesting mix of original material and several railroad songs associated with hobos. Opening with a fanfare...
Nip the technical hang-ups of intermediate and advanced players early in thier instruction with this extraordinary book of first and third position exercises that precisely isolate the myriad of probl...
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 1st Flute, 2nd Flute, 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe, English Horn, 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Cl...
When the circus comes to town, one of the main attractions for 'children of all ages' is the clowns. Their humorous antics always get the show rolling and they frequently move through the audience wit...
A perfect warm-up collection for your beginning band. Keep the part in your band folio and use it for scale studies, intonation practice, and much more. A must for all young bands. (Grade 1 - Correlat...
Yamaha Band Student will appeal to teachers looking for a well-paced lesson sequence that keeps students motivated to continue past the first critical year. It is affordably priced, attractively prese...
Yamaha Band Ensembles provide interesting repertoire selections in an amazingly flexibly format that will meet the needs of your band year after year, regardless of how your group's instrumentation va...
Accent on Ensembles is an exciting book of duets, trios and quartets for flexible instrumentation that correlates with Accent on Achievement, Book 1. Use these ensembles to develop confidence in young...
This lovely Scottish folk song provides a wonderful opportunity for young bands to learn how to play in an expressive manner. All instruments get to play the beautiful melody and the gently flowing ac...
Your students will love the modern sound of this original by John O'Reilly. The piece begins with a lyrical 'Andante' in Phrygian mode utilizing slurred bowings, followed by a robust folk style 'Alleg...
This charming minuet and lively rondo are the perfect way to introduce your students to the classical style, with hooked bowings, staccato notes and frequent dynamic changes. Accessible to the younges...
Rich harmonies set in the Mixolydian mode establish the fresh style of this delightful fantasy for strings. After the lyrical introduction, a light pizzicato accompaniment supports the more rhythmical...
A Mozart Mix' is a delightful medley of several of Mozart's most memorable and familiar melodies from The Marriage of Figaro, 'Rondo Alla Turca,' 'Alleluia,' and 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. ' This is a w...
This mysterious and exciting wizard piece is so cool! Set in D Mixolydian mode (major scale with a flat seventh) and including an Andante and Allegro section, the contrasting harmonies and style set t...
A wonderful opportunity for first year string players to work on legato bowing. After an original introduction, the full ensemble plays the African-American spiritual 'Deep River.' Cellos and basses u...
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Explore two modes, first in a chant-like E Aeolian section reminiscent of early Medieval music, followed by a dance-like G Mixolydian section. What a great change of pace that includes dialogues betwe...
With two contrasting movements that reflect vignettes of fall, this piece will delight players and audiences. Flowing melodies and colorful harmonies give way to a rollicking jig and evoke the beauty,...
Heat up your next concert with this spicy Spanish-style number! Trumpets of Seville gives all of your sections a chance to shine as the melody is passed throughout the band. With its characteristic rh...
Solo claves usher in the authentic Latin percussion section that sets the style. A simple but effective bass line accompanies the syncopated melody. Rich harmonies that utilize a variety of seventh ch...
Here's a whimsical concert march your beginning band will be ready to perform after only a few weeks! John O'Reilly has taken four of the beginning band repertoire's 'greatest hits' including 'Hot Cro...
Here's a bright, snappy march for your band's first concert. Using only six notes (Bb-G) and carefully placed pairs of eighth notes, even the most inexperienced bands will create a sensation with this...
Here's a patriotic medley that is perfect for that very first concert. Yankee Spirit March uses only six notes (concert Bb-G) and no eighth notes. John O'Reilly has arranged sections of the following...
Introduce your band to the natural minor tonality and a variety of sixteenth-note rhythmic patterns with this fresh sounding concert march that correlates with Accent on Achievement, Book 2, page 15....
Finally, a grade 1 march that is fun to play while still taking the needs of the young band into consideration. Perfect ranges, rhythms, and scoring make for the ideal march from the pen of John O'Rei...
The South African folk classic Siyahamba is authentically treated in this special arrangement for young band. Repeating percussion patterns using tom toms, bass drum, claves, and cowbell keep the Afri...
This bright and bold march is perfect for your first year band. The melodic range is limited and simple quarter and eighth note patterns dominate. The effective snare drum part includes flams and para...
This appealing march captures today's sound and feel by incorporating contemporary melodic and rhythmic materials into a traditional march form. (Grade 2)
Using only 6 notes (concert Bb to G), this original march will be a hit with your young band. The mature sound and traditional march form will make your band feel and sound like they have been playing...
Marching Marines is an exciting march that employs the famous Marine's Hymn, 'From the Halls of Montezuma,' as its centerpiece. Opening with a traditional drum cadence and an original bugle call, the...
Treat your beginners to a fresh sounding original march that will make them shine on their very first concert. All winds play their first six notes taught except for the clarinets who also play their...
As the title implies, this march is perfect for your first concert. Using only 6 notes (concert Bb and G), this original piece will make the youngest band sound like professionals. Easy to put togethe...
Cold Brook March is perfect for your band's first Spring Concert. The ranges are comfortable for all instruments and the second clarinets never cross the break. Fun, syncopated rhythms provide a great...
Two popular marches from the classical repertoire are paired together in this wonderful new arrangement. Jeremiah Clarke's (1674 - 1707) Trumpet Voluntary was originally written for organ and trumpet...
Maritime March is a 'jaunty' British-style march opening up in the key of C natural minor (Aeolian mode). Sixteenth notes combined with simple syncopations highlight the second strain in a question-an...
Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the 2,977 people who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This march, which was actually written on Patriot Day 2011, is th...
Cape Breton is a wildly beautiful island on the northeast coast of North America. The Scottish settlers of Cape Breton brought a rich Celtic musical tradition with them. Fiddlers, drummers, pipers, an...
