Michael Story

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914, where opposing soldiers engaged in World War I combat laid down their arms and celebrated the Christmas holiday together. Combining fra...

A novel trombone feature for students in their first or second year of band. Incorporating their unique ability with all slide positions carefully marked - there are glissandi for one and all. A real...

Made famous by both Art Mooney and His Orchestra and by Stan Freberg, this solidly-scored holiday novelty has been performed and recorded over the years by numerous artists, including Eartha Kitt, Sma...

Composed in 1886 by the march king himself, this familiar bold march is sure to please. Retaining Sousa's original intent, the theme uncharacteristically incorporates light staccato notes in addition...

A secular tune from the Medieval era, 'Amours, que porra devenir' (O love, what will become of me), was composed by trouvére Thibaut de Blason, probably around 1200 AD. This arrangement for beginners...

A secular tune from the Medieval era, 'Amours, que porra devenir' (O love, what will become of me), was composed by trouvére Thibaut de Blason, probably around 1200 AD. This arrangement for beginners...

A secular tune from the Medieval era, 'Amours, que porra devenir' (O love, what will become of me), was composed by trouvére Thibaut de Blason, probably around 1200 AD. This arrangement for beginners...

A secular tune from the Medieval era, 'Amours, que porra devenir' (O love, what will become of me), was composed by trouvére Thibaut de Blason, probably around 1200 AD. This arrangement for beginners...

Also known as 'The Piña Colada Song' this Rupert Holmes infectious theme has been included in a variety of film scores including Mars Attacks, Shrek, and, most recently, Guardians of the Galaxy. A tim...

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...

This bouncy and energetic traditional folk tune is popular in Brazil year-round, while closely associated with the Carnaval celebration leading to Ash Wednesday. A charming familiar tune with a deligh...

Based on Alexander Dumas' adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffman's story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, the ballet premiered in December of 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Tchaikovsky selected eight piece...

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!...

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!...

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!...

The tongue-in-cheek title gives a hint to an upbeat original composition that sets the stage to feature the antics of a unique glissando-anxious section. With an exotic flavor and the ability to engag...

A 19th-century British folk song found throughout England as well as Canada and the United States, the melody is most known as the basis of the last movement of Percy Grainger's masterwork, Lincolnshi...

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...

Traditional holiday street parades in the Bahamas are characterized with colorful costumes and energetic music. Straight forward and charismatic, this arrangement presents few musical challenges and t...

After a quiet and subdued opening, layered sonorities build a flow to a forceful, tutti conclusion. There are no surprises and the degree of difficulty is a secure grade 1. This march will serve as a...

This famous work, the finale from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, has gone from the keyboard medium to an orchestral version arranged by Ravel, and now to a very easy concert band arrangement...