Belwin Very Beginning Band

Scored using only the first few notes learned in most method books, the Latin beat is driving yet repetitive. The variety of percussion sounds, playable by percussionists or extra band members, paves...

Change is inevitable. Developing slowly, as it does in the human existence, this original piece is punctuated with additive melodic fragments that establish the foundation for a dramatic musical trans...

Change is inevitable. Developing slowly, as it does in the human existence, this original piece is punctuated with additive melodic fragments that establish the foundation for this dramatic musical tr...

'Merry Kisimusi,' which means 'Merry Christmas' in Zimbabwe, will fascinate your students and audience this holiday season. Utilizing only the first six notes introduced in most beginning band method...

Musically depicting a meteor event that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere each day, this energetic composition provides the opportunity to teach dramatic playing. With very few notes and rhythms that a...

Musically depicting a meteor event that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere each day, this energetic composition provides the opportunity to teach dramatic playing. With very few notes and rhythms that a...

Musically designed to portray the Norse god, Thor, and his hammer - this piece is accessible to students in the second half of their first year of instruction. The stable, reinforced pulse allows for...

It's all about the threes! In triple meter, in ABA form with frequent use of three quarter note melodies, this is three times better for your first year band. Musically engaging, this will set them up...

It's all about the threes! In triple meter, in ABA form with frequent use of three quarter note melodies, this is three times better for your first year band. Musically engaging, this will set them up...

It's all about the threes! In triple meter, in ABA form with frequent use of three quarter note melodies, this is three times better for your first year band. Musically engaging, this will set them up...

It's all about the threes! In triple meter, in ABA form with frequent use of three quarter note melodies, this is three times better for your first year band. Musically engaging, this will set them up...

This fresh holiday classic arrangement is based on the popular French Christmas carol 'Sing We Now of Christmas,' composed in the early 1500s. With the pulse initially established in the percussion, e...

The charming folk song chosen by Gustav Holst is found early in his revered Second Suite. Scored for first year players, this is a sea shanty originally from southern England. Historic and musical, th...

Fit for a king, these variations are designed for performance after only a couple of months of instruction. The cherished carol can even be performed before the concept of key signature is introduced....

This energetic original work for your very first concert employs contrasting themes while serving as the perfect vehicle to introduce staccato and accented articulations. All instruments get an opport...

Dieses kreative Originalstück ist eine musikalische Anspielung auf den beliebten Sci-Fi-Wahn und verwendet nur Viertel-, Halb- und Ganznoten, die am Ende des ersten Bandjahres verwendet werden können....

A musical tip-of-the-hat to the wildly popular sci-fi craze, this creative original piece uses only quarter, half, and whole notes for use at the end of the first year of band. Zombies are everywhere!...

Dieses kreative Originalstück ist eine musikalische Anspielung auf den beliebten Sci-Fi-Wahn und verwendet nur Viertel-, Halb- und Ganznoten, die am Ende des ersten Bandjahres verwendet werden können....

Since the dawn of time, there have been invading armies that changed the course of many civilizations. Careful attention to uniformity of articulations and balanced dynamic shifts is an excellent teac...

A flash point is described as a point at which someone or something bursts suddenly into action or being. Introducing accented, staccato, and legato articulations, all instruments get an opportunity t...

Complete your first holiday concert with an energetic setting of 'Jolly Old Saint Nicholas' in three brief variations that use only six notes and no key signature! All instruments get an opportunity t...

Argentina's unique geological formation, Valle de la Luna, has constant winds that create surreal sounds through the rocks. In this piece, players demonstrate that sound effect, which serves as an exc...

This familiar patriotic tune is historically related to Revolutionary times. Fluidly traveling between instrument families, everyone has opportunity with the melody and harmony. A full scoring for you...

This familiar patriotic tune is historically related to Revolutionary times. Fluidly traveling between instrument families, everyone has opportunity with the melody and harmony. A full scoring for you...

Although written as supplemental material to the Belwin 21st Century Band Method (for use after lesson 8 of Level One), this piece for the holidays can be utilized with any beginning method. The grade...