Belwin Very Beginning Band

Designed to musically depict a large, four-hoofed animal as it wanders about, this original work will capture the imagination of your first-year students. Scored to be accessible for students in the s...

This memorable melody is a favorite of audiences everywhere. It has been performed in many versions, but this arrangement features the trumpet section with full band accompaniment. Bring this revered...

The composer's premise that students learning resembles planets in motion - moving faster as learning increases much like planets closer to the sun orbit at a greater speed - was the inspiration for t...

This sparkling holiday arrangement is based on two very familiar holiday songs: 'Hear Them Bells' masterfully intertwined with 'Jingle Bells.' With rhythmic clarity using only quarter and half notes f...

The Maya Kingdom was a culture with rich tradition and amazing skills, particularly in their artistic endeavors. This work has been intentionally created without a key signature, making it performable...

The most recognizable melody at holiday time is presented in this arrangement for very young performers and older listeners. You won't find a more approachable arrangement anywhere with the opportunit...

A musical depiction of a 'state of utter confusion.' There's order in that jumble of sound. Great fun for every first-year ensemble, the work has segments of unpredictable sound. You can predict a tre...

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 a dramatic musical trans...

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...

This reworked classic, based on 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,' is intertwined with repetitive fundamental rhythmic figures. It is accessible by every beginning band in the winter of their first year....

Here is a welcome addition to the holiday literature ensuring an effortless performance. The arranger has prepared this traditional simple melody in a bold contemporary format that will be certain to...

Here is a welcome addition to the holiday literature ensuring an effortless performance. The arranger has prepared this traditional simple melody in a bold contemporary format that will be certain to...

A pair of American folk songs in contrasting styles and settings. 'Two Appalachian Songs' contains the lyrical 'Once I Had a Sweetheart' and 'Cindy.' This mini-suite is a great chance to introduce beg...

A pair of American folk songs in contrasting styles and settings. 'Two Appalachian Songs' contains the lyrical 'Once I Had a Sweetheart' and 'Cindy.' This mini-suite is a great chance to introduce beg...

Three American Christmas standards are presented in succession in this very easy medley that is written for success for instrumentalists who are just beginning their musical studies - before they have...

On the charts for 300 years, this classic French carol, written by Bernard de La Monnoye, was first published in 1720. Designed for students halfway through their first year in band using just the ini...