Music Works Grade 1

The opening Chorale section of this very appealling beginning band piece introduces the theme that is then used in the Canon that follows. Skillfully designed to pass the melody to every section, this...

Based on Mozart's keyboard variations on Ah! Vous Dirai-je, Maman, K. 265, the main theme of this arrangement is also known as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. The variations are sophisticated yet easy...

Dynamics, phrasing and interpretation are just a few of the concepts you can introduce with this favorite American hymn tune. It is handled with great sensitivity, creating an ideal teaching tool as w...

A Puerto Rican folk carol is the basis for this clever holiday feature that has plenty of Latin percussion and performance options.

This very easy composition by Samuel Hazo was designed specifically to provide beginning players the opportunity to experience a lush and chorale-like setting. With nothing faster than a quarter note,...

Already a classic in the grade 1 repertoire, Anne McGinty's composition sounds sophisticated without being hard. It features effective use of polychords, modal harmonies and a driving percussion part....

Dieses Auftragswerk der Cabarrus All-County Middle School Band (Concord, North Carolina), wurde durch seine irische Herkunft des Komponisten und der reichen Geschichte Irlands inspiriert. In drei Haup...

Ein üppiges und cineastisches Werk für Anfängerbands, das die perfekte Vision eines friedlichen Nachthimmels voller Sterne schafft. Die skurrile Besetzung bietet Ihren jungen Musikern die perfekte Gel...

Die Schönheit und Majestät des Planeten Erde wird durch hochfliegende Fanfaren, delikate melodische Linien, kühne Harmonien und farbenfrohe Orchestrationen zum Leben erweckt, wobei die Partitur so ges...

Dieses unglaublich gut geschriebene Werk für Anfänger macht seinem Titel alle Ehre! Ihre jungen Musiker werden dieses heroische Stück, das klingt, als sei es als Filmmusik für einen Film über antike K...

Composed in the 1700s, this traditional Irish ballad was a lament of homesickness by its author, and is now a tender and beloved melody appearing on countless recordings. Also known as The Wind from t...

Composed in the 1700s, this traditional Irish ballad was a lament of homesickness by its author, and is now a tender and beloved melody appearing on countless recordings. Also known as The Wind from t...