Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Your Beginning Band will enjoy this musical joke on their Christmas concert audience. While bits of The Twelve Days of Christmas, O Christmas Tree and Up on the Housetop make up the body of the music, the real intent of the piece is to be a humorous snapshot of a typical family at the Christmas morning gift exchange. This is a chance for your Beginners to play well known season…

Arr. Douglas Court. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. It has been said that the magic of Mozart’s music lies in its ability to truly and purely express the inner self. This delightful Grade 21/2 adaptation of a well-known theme from The Magic Flute will help your young musicians gain a deeper understanding of Mozart and the amazing gift that made him the incomparable master of flawless composition. In …

Par SCHMITZ MANFRED. Have fun learning through the combination of classical playing technique and pop sound! Separated into different levels of difficulty, in both these titles you’ll find an extensive repertoire of pieces for solo instruments with piano accompaniment. Working together with experienced instrumental pedagogues, Manfred Schmitz has specifically arranged these pieces for violin, viol…

Combined with an introductory theme from the suite, the overture is among the most majestic Baroque music ever written. Perfectly set as a first full orchestra experience, the contrasting statements of the themes are regal and fun to play. (2:45) / Orchestre

Par BULLA STEPHEN. Stephen Bulla strikes gold again with this accessible but jazzy Trombone section feature. There is plenty of rhythmic fun for everyone while the trombones get that important time out front. The old spiritual 'The Gospel Train' lends itself beautifully to a swing-jazz treatment and if there's anyone who knows how to bring the jazz idiom to the concert band setting it's Stephen Bu…

Trumpet - Grade 0.5 to 1. Par . There are two things that beginners really want to do: play songs they recognize and play the TUNE. In Tons of Tunes for the Beginner, many of the easiest of familiar songs are gathered together so that young musicians can do just that ? play the tunes to familiar music! Most of the songs can be performed by players who have learned only a few notes. Play along with…

Add some spice to your next concert with this flavorful mash-up of ingredients. Start with one part catchy tune, toss in a generous portion of djembe beats, and of course, sauté additional percussion rhythms over medium heat. Add a pinch of seasoning, stir as needed, and what do you have? A recipe for fun your band and audiences will savor for some time. Just try to sit still for this one! (2:25) …

This amazing collection features over 100 songs kids love in one handy songbook! Arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames, it will provide hours of playing fun for parents and teachers! Songs include: Any Dream Will Do · Beauty and the Beast · The Candy Man · Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) · Friend like Me · Getting to Know You · Hakuna Matata · Happy Birthday to You · It's a Small…

2-stimmige Kanons. Par SCHMITZ MANFRED. Canons are fun and at the same time also help develop the ability to listen and play along, thus making them an important enhancement to musical training. With 109 pop style melodies in two volumes Manfred Schmitz work provides comprehensive and diversified material which can be flexibly implemented in teaching single pupils, for group lessons and for ensemb…

Par WATTS CHRISTINE. Wonderfully simple and light-hearted biographies, perfect for children, teach lessons thru the composer's life and how they reacted to their circumstances and childhood. This is to depict that the great composers were 'human' and suffered hard times, but overcame their difficulties to become the best they could be. The majority of the pieces are written for the piano and violi…