Ryan Meeboer

Ceremonious is a processional piece that focuses on the first seven notes learned in most method books. It is a great way to teach young performers about articulations, relationships between the instr...

This arrangement of the classic children s Hanukkah song is written in the style of 1950s rockabilly music and includes all the elements from the Boogie Woogie bass line to the traditional guitar riff...

Sov, Sov, Sov is a jump swing version of the traditional Hanukkah song.  Arranged in the style of Louis Prima's '˜Sing, Sing, Sing', this chart is sure to get audiences dancing in their seats. Ã...

Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages) is a traditional Hanukkah song that celebrates the Maccabees' fight for freedom. This arrangement is composed in the style of a bossa nova and is a nice light, alternative to...

The legend of the great city of Troy varies depending on historical or fictional belief. Â This city was the location of the long lasting Trojan Wars, between the people of Troy and the Greeks. Â The...

Inspired by two folk songs from the arranger's Dutch heritage, Two Holland Tales is a piece that combines both lyrical and upbeat sections. Daar waren twee koningskinderen (There Were Two Royal Childr...

The title of this piece is the perfect description of what the music conveys: happiness and joy. Every instrument is give the opportunity to perform melodic material, making it a fun performance for a...

This jump swing chart (a la Sing, Sing Sing) came into existence when a young drummer was being helped to learn the different swing beats often used in jazz music, many of which are used throughout th...

Jubilant Sky Fantasy is a fun, upbeat piece meant to bring joy and liveliness to both the performer and listener. The entire group gets a turn to shine with melody found throughout.Rhythmic and energe...

Featuring a relaxed Latin style, this chart is scored to have fun parts for everyone.  The main melody is based on a four note riff that you could literally sing the words You are the one to every tim...

Vida del Sol (Life of the Sun) is a straight ahead Latin chart with a catchy groove and interesting parts for all players.  With lots of opportunity to work on both technical and jazz skills, young mu...

Largo from Xerxes, also known as Ombra mai fu, is the opening aria from the 1738 opera. The opera was a failure and closed after only five performances but, over 100 years later, the aria was resurrec...

Queen Anne's Revenge was the final ship sailed by Edward Thatch, also known as the pirate, Blackbeard. To give the 'Pirate-like' feeling to the music, it has been composed in 6/8 time, as have many pi...

Set in a rollicking 6/8, this is a great piece to work on triple metre, changing articulations, dynamic contrast and many other elements. Very playable by a young ensemble, the musical elements and te...

Set in a shuffle style and including elements of New Orleans Jazz, The Way She Moves That Thing is sure to be a winner with both performers and audiences. Chord changes have been included in the trump...

Samuel Scheidt is best known in the brass world for his Canzon Bergamasca and Galliard Battaglia played by brass quintets all over the world. This new edition, for woodwind ensemble, includes revised...

El Camino (The Road) is a Spanish march composed in the traditional style of a pasodoble. This piece is fast paced and energetic from start to finish and sounds more complicated than it seems! This is...

Il s'agit d'une chanson traditionnelle amusante de Hanoukka, arrangée dans un style jump swing. Du début à la fin, l'arrangement est plein d'énergie et incorpore des touches d'airs swing classiques.

Based on the elements of traditional African music, Nyasa of Tanzania is a fun, polyrhythmic piece that is easy enough for an Orff ensemble to perform. The rhythms sound more complicated than they act...

Inspired by the Japanese style of drumming, Jo-Ha-Kyn is a piece your percussionists will enjoy playing. It is based on the ternary structure where Jo is a slow introduction, Ha is a build up of the t...

This programmatic percussion piece is a musical depiction of an encounter between a woodpecker (woodblock) and a lumberjack (guiro). The piece opens by setting the peaceful ambiance of rain falling in...

Using some Latin percussion influence, A Little Spice is meant to be a fun percussion piece for any level of players. Not only do most of the parts get an opportunity to play short solos throughout th...

This percussion ensemble (requiring 5 players) is an upbeat piece with the feeling reflecting a dance groove from medieval music. Although written in 6/8 time, parts of the composition use a polyrhyth...

Techno Boom is meant to be a fun and simple pop tune to be played by Boomwhackers. The piece is made up of only two alternating sections, much like popular dance tunes. This piece requires 5 players -...