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...
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...
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...
What can your beginning band perform when they've only learned five notes and can't play eighth-notes yet . . . 'American Spirit March!' Many of America's beloved patriotic themes are adapted here for...
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This is a contemporary composition with a little different sound for the young band. Borrowing from the sounds of today's pop music, the modal melody and rock feel combine to create a fresh approach....
Based on 'America the Beautiful' and 'Yankee Doodle,' this tribute to America uses contrasting soli and duet sections with full band to create constant interest for performer and listener alike. (Grad...
Here's a bright, upbeat march that's perfect for your first spring concert. The contrasting major and minor melodies offer an effective teaching tool. Cape Spear, Newfoundland, is the eastern-most poi...
This piece gives you a chance to feature all of your beginners. Five favorite melodies combine in an exceptional arrangement. A great first concert to show your students and their parents how great yo...
The march for your first concert. Using only six notes and no eighth notes, this beginning march will make your group proud of their first performance. A moving bass line to challenge beginners, combi...
Here is a really exciting concert overture that will make your young band sound very mature. A great way to introduce C minor and canonic imitation. (Grade 1 - Correlates with Alfred's Basic Band Meth...
A festive melody, combined with 'Jingle Bells' and 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman,' will create images of a snowy sleigh ride for your beginners' very first holiday concert. A crisp, trotting rhythmic p...
Here's a great overture for the first year concert that's easy to play, yet impressive in its grandeur. The interplay between woodwinds and brass are effectively contrasted by the strong tutti section...
When you see a young band overture by John O'Reilly, you can always feel confident that it's not only going to be good, its going to be a hit with your students too! This new offering provides a posit...
A wonderful Chanukah special with optional unison choral. In two part form, this composition combines a happy dance-like melody with a solemn prayer-like B section. A perfect winter concert piece. (Gr...
One of Grieg's most famous and most beautiful melodies in a very sensitive arrangement for the young band. (Grade 1 - Correlates with Book 1, Unit 8)
Open your winter concert with this rousing march based on the all-time favorite carol 'Good King Wenceslas.' All sections of the band get a chance to show their Christmas spirit as they are featured p...
This arrangement only uses six notes but sounds like a lot more! Includes 'O Christmas Tree,' 'Jolly Old St. Nicholas,' 'O Come All Ye Faithful,' 'Up On The Housetop,' and 'We Wish You a Merry Christm...
Based on the famous theme from Haydn's 'surprise Symphony,' this traditional arrangement has a few surprises of its own. Fun to play, familiar to the audience's ear, and a great teaching piece. (Corre...
The opening Andante presents a lovely, lyrical melody that is also used as the theme of the Allegro movement. (Grade 1 - Correlates with Alfred's Basic Band Method, Book 1, Unit 12)
Written in two movements, this composition will make your young performers sound mature. The first movement is lyrical, contrasted by a rhythmic second movement. Although it is very easy to play (it u...
