Scott Watson

Jolly Old St. Nick is the perfect fit for your young band's winter concert, often the first performance of the year. The familiar holiday tune, set in a light and airy fashion, is heard throughout the...

Huckleberry Hedgehog portrays the happy, but somewhat quirky, exploits of a spiny little mammal, offering beginning band students the chance to play fun, expressive music by combining a limited number...

Huckleberry Hedgehog portrays the happy, but somewhat quirky, exploits of a spiny little mammal, offering beginning band students the chance to play fun, expressive music by combining a limited number...

Huckleberry Hedgehog portrays the happy, but somewhat quirky, exploits of a spiny little mammal, offering beginning band students the chance to play fun, expressive music by combining a limited number...

Huckleberry Hedgehog portrays the happy, but somewhat quirky, exploits of a spiny little mammal, offering beginning band students the chance to play fun, expressive music by combining a limited number...

Old-Fashioned Sleigh Ride paints a warm, nostalgic musical portrait of a one-horse, open-sleigh ride like those depicted in a 'picture print by Currier & Ives.' Woven into an easy-going theme are the...

Powder your wig, polish your shoes, and get ready to enter the court of an 18th-century monarch with this bright, majestic concert work! Despite its pomp and grandeur, the rhythms, ranges, and scoring...

This piece provides notes and rhythms but no tempo, character, dynamics, or articulations. Enter into the creative process by discussing, auditioning, and choosing musical expressions, all while learn...

This lighthearted selection puts a warm musical spin on an activity so many find themselves doing every holiday season - shopping! A 'call bell' in the percussion section mimics the cash register and...

Performers and audience alike will have fun with this upbeat medley of two well-known fiddle tunes, Old Joe Clark and Bile Them Cabbage Down. Folksy percussion, bluegrass rhythms, and even foot- stomp...

The skill and thrill of auto racing is captured musically in this piece via its infectious groove and exciting syncopations. Written in one continuous movement, its sections will help you imagine sitt...

Over the years, Prokofiev's 'Troika' from Lieutenant Kij Suite has become a seasonal, light classic. Now intermediate bands can enjoy and present this music with this new, approachable arrangement of...

When it comes to trills, why should the woodwinds have all the fun? Not so with this circus-style march, 'Thrills and Trills!' In this rambunctious, thrill-a-minute crowd-pleaser, trills are the main...

The Greek hero, Hercules, was sentenced by the Gods to endure 12 seemingly impossible 'labors' in order to redeem himself. This composition portrays the second of these tests - his battle with a nine-...

The Greek hero, Hercules, was sentenced by the Gods to endure 12 seemingly impossible 'labors' in order to redeem himself. This composition portrays the second of these tests - his battle with a nine-...

Der Erlkönig, or 'The Elf King,' is based on Johann Goethe's late 18th-century poem of the same name in which a father and his young son ride home on horseback one dark and eerie night. The father tri...

Der Erlkönig, or 'The Elf King,' is based on Johann Goethe's late 18th-century poem of the same name in which a father and his young son ride home on horseback one dark and eerie night. The father tri...

Der Erlkönig, or 'The Elf King,' is based on Johann Goethe's late 18th-century poem of the same name in which a father and his young son ride home on horseback one dark and eerie night. The father tri...

Der Erlkönig, or 'The Elf King,' is based on Johann Goethe's late 18th-century poem of the same name in which a father and his young son ride home on horseback one dark and eerie night. The father tri...

This iconic dance form employs 3/4 meter and the Mixolydian mode. The bold ensemble statements are juxtaposed against more lightly scored sections that bring the atmosphere of a lively Renaissance dan...

With its light mood and happy groove, Walkin' Cool is the ultimate soundtrack to cruisin' the mall on a Friday night, strolling down the boardwalk at the beach, or just moving through the neighborhood...

With its light mood and happy groove, Walkin' Cool is the ultimate soundtrack to cruisin' the mall on a Friday night, strolling down the boardwalk at the beach, or just moving through the neighborhood...

For children, Hanukkah brings forth thoughts of a miracle from long, long ago and excitement each holiday season about what awaits. This new work musically conveys both reflection and joy with colorfu...

For children, Hanukkah brings forth thoughts of a miracle from long, long ago and excitement each holiday season about what awaits. This new work musically conveys both reflection and joy with colorfu...

Magic Valley is based on an original melody in the style of a hymntune, first presented simply, then developed over the course of the piece to a stirring, majestic climax. The hymntune and its treatme...