Using only the first six notes of the Bb scale, composer/arranger Tyler Arcari found a way to combine, in quodlibet, four classic carols into a delightful setting for the youngest of band musicians. Your first-year students will shine as they delight…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tyler Arcari
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Using only the first six notes of the D scale, composer/arranger Tyler Arcari found a way to combine, in quodlibet, four classic carols into a delightful setting for the youngest of orchestra musicians. Your first-year students will shine as they delight…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Tyler Arcari
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This clever version of the classic Christmas carol, Up on the Housetop, is a brilliant addition to the beginning string orchestra repertoire with opportunities to work on strengthening pizzicato. Your students will love this one, and parents will too!
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Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Amy Riebs Mills
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This clever version of the holiday classic, Up on the Housetop, is a brilliant addition to the beginning band repertoire. Composer Amy Riebs Mills offers many opportunities to work on section independence as well as to have fun with sound effects! A perfect…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Benjamin Hanby, Amy Riebs Mills
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Composer Chris Ferguson draws from his many years of experience teaching younger students to write a first-six-note piece that will take your students on a music journey to other worldly places. Strong melody content for even the youngest of beginners.
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Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Chris Ferguson
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Let your percussion shine in this cute new work for beginning band. Using only the first 6 notes of the Bb scale, composer Peter Terry has created a fun and engaging piece that features the percussion section. This work is also great for introducing lighter…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Peter Terry
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Every fall, flocks of up to a million starlings create fluid formations of wheeling and darting birds called murmurations. Composer Peter Terry depicts this sea of birds, whose beautiful, hypnotic motions move as a vast single cloud that can block out the sun…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Peter Terry
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Full of bombastic sounds and metal percussion, this new piece is reminiscent of the severe Draconian era! Composer Ed Kiefer has crafted a fun and accessible grade half for young musicians.
This free download includes two click track recordings, one with a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
The holiday season is a time of joy, merriment, excitement, and traditions. One such time-honored tradition is the holiday band concert, which is often the debut performance of young musicians. Composer Matthew R. Putnam has created a nice addition to the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Matthew R. Putnam
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This is a very easy march using only the first six notes students learn in all band method books. It is intended to still teach students about march form and style even with limited technical demands. Composer Larry Clark continues to find new ways to create…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Larry Clark
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing