All Debut pieces are arranged with consideration for the challenges that meet every ensemble of beginning musicians. The arrangements are constructed to function well for a variety of skill levels and...
I Love Rock 'n' Roll' was written in 1975 by Alan Merrill of the Arrows, but the song was first made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1982 and became one of the first popular music videos on M...
The song 'Happy' from 'Despiacable Me 2' movie was one of the biggest hits of 2014. In addition to be features in the film, it was also the first single from Williams' record album 'Girl' (2014). 'Hap...
YESTERDAY is one of the most popular songs from The Beatles
No norwegian Christmas is complete without the film Three Hazelnuts for Cindrella. The film is based on a Bohemian version of the classic Cinderella story, with music written by Karel Svoboda. The mai...
This proud theme from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean is instantly recognizable. Here comes Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl!
This lullabye comes from the children's film Karsten and Petra Become Best Friends, based on Tor Åge Bringsværd's popular children's book. This arrangement gives young musicians the opportunity to per...
The piece's minor key melody and beat-afterbeat accompagniment give associations to other well-known dances from Hungary, like Czardas and Brahm's famous Hungarian Dances. A lively tempo is an importa...
The dixieland style theme is taken from the popular films of the same name.
Imagine is the most famous song by ex-Beatle John Lennon. The ballad is the opening track on his Imagine-album released in 1971. After it's huge success, it's recorded and performed by several other a...
A very simple march in A5-format. Can also be played with a very limited instrumentation. A Great march for beginners!
Many young musicians recognize Three Little Fishies from TV and radio, but with a swing feel and triplet rhythms. This arrangement is written in a rock style so that the rhythmic notations can be dire...
One of the fist- and biggest rock'n roll songs from the early 50's. Now available for beginning bands with limited instrumentation. This 12-bar blues tune is one of the biggest rock'n roll hits from t...
Johnny B. Goode is one of the most easily recognized rock and roll songs of all time. Written in 1955 by guitarist Chuck Berry, it has been covered by rock bands ever since. This arrangement introduce...
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da is a song from The Beatles only double-album 'The Beatles', often recognized as The White Album released in 1968. The song is composed by Paul McCartney, but is 'as normal' an Lenno...
The opening riff from the Bruce Springsteen hit Born in the USA is immediately recognizable for people all over the world. The melody lies close to the riff, and its variation lies mostly in small dif...
Knock On Wood' has a genuine blues pedigree. This hit song from 1966 was written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper of 'Blues Brothers' fame. Knock on Wood has become a rock and roll classic, and has be...
Hedwig's Theme is the easily recognizable melody that musically binds together all of the Harry Potter films. Composer John Williams has used the tune as a leitmotif, setting it in different moods acc...
This arrangement combines the well-known Norwegian folksong 'Noringen' with a Springdans. Noringen is a tune associated with traditional wedding celebrations (especially on the morning of the second d...
ODE TO JOY (German: An die Freude) is a poem written by the german poet Friedrich Schiller. Ludwig van Beethoven wrote music to this poem, and the theme is also used in his Symphony no. 9. Ode to Joy...
A trip to Coconut Island is always enjoyable! Soft Latin rhythms, a relaxing tempo, and tutti rhythm figures combine to create the perfect vacation. Coconut Island introduces young musicians to Latin...
This march uses simple diatonic patterns and call-and-response melody to create an accessible introduction to march style. The melody is also easy to whistle. Try performing the march by whistling the...
Rock the Streets is a march based on a dialog between the winds and percussion. The piece is build up on ostinato figures, something that makes mastery of the individual parts easier and faster. The f...
'Big Big World' is a ballad by Swedish pop artist Emilia Rydberg. The song won the Swedish Grammis, the prize for 'Song of the Year 1998', and the Swedish 'Rockbjörnen' prize. The song's simple and vu...
'Aura Lee - the Maid with Golden Hair' is an American Civil War song about a maiden. It was written by W. W. Fosdick (lyrics) and George R. Poulton (music). The tune is familiar to modern audiences fr...
This little melody leaps up and down giving young musicians the opportunity to practice ascending and descending intervals up to a perfect fifth. Short diatonic scale patterns create contrast to all t...
You Really Got Me' was written by Ray Davies, and became The Kinks big break. It is a genuine rock classic, and one of the most distinctive and easily recognizable tunes from the 1960s. The tune's cat...
Tielman Susato was a renaisance composer, performed on most of the known wind instruments of his time, and one of the first publishers of music. The dance tune 'La Mourisque' was included in his colle...
Den siste mohikaner ('The Last of the Mohicans') is originally a German song ('Da sprach der alte haeuptling der indianer'). In Norway it's made famous by singer Arne Bendiksen who performed it a nume...
This little march is very short, but includes many of the most characteristic elements from the march form: introduction, clearly delineated form, contrasting melody in the bass instruments, del segno...
One of the worlds most widely known melodies, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star is based on a French melody (Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman) first published in 1761. The lyrics were first published in 1806, in a...
The song, known in Norway as 'Blåmann, Blåmann bukken min', is one of Norway's best known children's songs, and a clear case of art imitating life. The poem by A.O. Vinje was written in 1860, and is b...
Hit It! Using a minimum of rhythmic and melodic material, Hit It! creates a dynamic interplay between the winds and the percussion. The tune is also a little tribute to the popular TV themes of compos...
It is not often that we get to play a really dramatic piece with a young band. The Dark Castle creates a solemn and regal atmosphere with its slow puls and stately percussion.
It is important for young bands to play in minor keys. Elvish Dance is not only a minor key piece suitable for young bands, it also has a hint of dorian and lydian modes to give it that real elvish fe...
'Miss Crow's Fabulous Orchestra' is taken from Hogne Moe's popular musical of the same name. Miss Crow is going to put on a show, and she does it by starting her own orchestra - and everybody can tak...
This melody comes from Hogne Moe's book, 'Jonas Almost Schoolboy', which many schools in Norway have performed as a musical. The song has a toe-tapping groove, and a melody which encourages everyone t...
The song about Tom Dooley has been a part of American folk tradition since the 1860's, but became famous worldwide in 1958 when the Kingston Trio made a popular version that became wildly successful....
The melody known as 'A Ya Zain' (also 'Aya Zein' or 'Ayazein,') is most often credited as an Egyptian folk song. The tune is easily recognizable as having Arabic origins by its use of the double harmo...
Tordenskjold was a brave captain (1690-1720) protecting Norway against Karl XII who was trying to occupy Norway. This piece is written for a small instrumentation. The Ready, Steady, Go series trains...
With its traditional gospel harmonies and driving percussion parts, Gospel Train gives young musicians a chance to develop their ensemble performance by playing and counting rests in a rhythmic contex...
Eric Coates wrote this march for the Dam Busters movie in 1955. Since then, it has been performed by bands all over the world. This arrangement for beginners makes this beautiful melodic theme availab...