Almost everyone is familiar with this tune made popular by Ritchie Valens and then by Los Lobos. Now your young band can play this tune expertly arranged by John O'Reilly. This is a great piece for te...
Tales of swashbuckling pirates and this musical depiction of the pirates' secret hideout are sure to be a hit with your students. Using only the first 7 notes taught, with no rhythms faster than a qua...
Take a trip to the 'Big Easy' with New Orleans Strut . Even very young bands will get into the groove of this piece, and the low brass and woodwinds will enjoy playing the hint of 'The Saints' hidden...
This bold work depicts the geological wonder of the rock formations in the Bryce Canyon area of southern Utah. Opening with a fanfare, the composition moves through a variety of moods including a refl...
The two folk songs in this arrangement are contrasting in style but they both share the characteristic pentatonic scale that is a staple of Chinese and other Asian cultures. Jasmine Flower musically p...
The classic American Folk Song, Big Rock Candy Mountain, gets a fresh new treatment in this rock style arrangement by John O'Reilly. Simple but effective percussion patterns keep the rock feel going t...
This beautiful, unique chorale serves as the basis to Johannes Brahms's famous orchestral masterpiece Variations on a Theme of Haydn. (Long attributed to Franz Joseph Haydn, recent scholarship indicat...
Ave Verum Corpus is one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most popular works and a mainstay of the sacred choral repertoire. Originally written for choir with strings and organ, this arrangement for young...
Take your band back in time with this well-crafted arrangement by Mark Williams of an exquisite set of dances by Renaissance composer Tielman Susato. The three dances, 'La Mourisque,' 'Saltarelle' and...
Your audience is sure to recognize this famous melody from Water Music. Mark Williams has skillfully arranged this classic for your young band. You may also perform this work as the first part of a th...
A Mozart Mix is a delightful medley of several of Mozart's most memorable and familiar melodies from The Marriage of Figaro, Rondo Alla Turca, Alleluia, and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. This is a wonderful...
The 'Big Three' are of course Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. John O'Reilly has chosen these composers biggest 'hits' to craft this delightful young band arrangement. Correlates with Accent on Achievement...
This easy arrangement from one of the most popular symphonies of all time remains remarkably faithful to the spirit of the original. Starting with a rousing cut-time intro, it moves through a beautifu...
Heat up your next concert with this spicy Spanish-style number! Trumpets of Seville gives all of your sections a chance to shine as the melody is passed throughout the band. With its characteristic rh...
Solo claves usher in the authentic Latin percussion section that sets the style. A simple but effective bass line accompanies the syncopated melody. Rich harmonies that utilize a variety of seventh ch...
Using only 6 notes and no eighth notes, this easy march is an ideal choice for that important first concert. You won't believe that a piece this easy could sound this good. Correlated with Accent on A...
Your beginning band will sound great in its first concert performing this easy 2/4 march by Mark Williams. This piece is a fantastic confidence builder and uses only seven notes. Correlated with Accen...
Introduce your band to the natural minor tonality and a variety of sixteenth-note rhythmic patterns with this fresh sounding concert march that correlates with Accent on Achievement, Book 2, page 15....
Make that first holiday concert special with this very easy arrangement of the famous 'Wassail Song.' Using only seven notes, this highly creative treatment also includes clever references to 'Jingle...
This stately march uses only the notes within one octave and the simplest of eighth note patterns to provide an excellent early concert experience for your beginning band. Correlated with Accent on Ac...
Correlated to Accent on Achievement, Book 1, page 33, this rousing original march by Mark Williams is an excellent choice for your next concert or contest program. Featuring catchy syncopated figures...
These two pieces from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach have been a favorite of keyboard players for centuries. This skillful arrangement finally brings these great classics well within the reach o...
The South African folk classic Siyahamba is authentically treated in this special arrangement for young band. Repeating percussion patterns using tom toms, bass drum, claves, and cowbell keep the Afri...
This bright and bold march is perfect for your first year band. The melodic range is limited and simple quarter and eighth note patterns dominate. The effective snare drum part includes flams and para...
Second year bands will really shine playing this upbeat exciting march named after Saranac Lake in upstate New York's Adirondack Mountains. Both the harmonic and natural forms of C minor are presented...
This clever work for beginning bands combines two well-known folk songs about bridges-'sur le pont d'Avignon' (On the Bridge at Avignon) and 'London Bridge.' Your students will have fun playing each t...
Marching Marines is an exciting march that employs the famous Marine's Hymn, 'From the Halls of Montezuma,' as its centerpiece. Opening with a traditional drum cadence and an original bugle call, the...
Treat your beginners to a fresh sounding original march that will make them shine on their very first concert. All winds play their first six notes taught except for the clarinets who also play their...
Cold Brook March is perfect for your band's first Spring Concert. The ranges are comfortable for all instruments and the second clarinets never cross the break. Fun, syncopated rhythms provide a great...
Two popular marches from the classical repertoire are paired together in this wonderful new arrangement. Jeremiah Clarke's (1674 - 1707) Trumpet Voluntary was originally written for organ and trumpet...
Maritime March is a 'jaunty' British-style march opening up in the key of C natural minor (Aeolian mode). Sixteenth notes combined with simple syncopations highlight the second strain in a question-an...
Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the 2,977 people who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This march, which was actually written on Patriot Day 2011, is th...
Enjoy some mountain scenery with this solid arrangement that features the songs 'On Top of Old Smoky' and 'she'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain' in true country style. Students and audiences will enjoy...
This very easy rock-flavored piece combines original material with the well-known sea chantey 'The Drunken Sailor', producing what is destined to become a favorite of young bands everywhere. Correlate...
Votre groupe va adorer ce morceau de rock humoristique qui rend hommage à la loi No Child Left Behind. Tout le monde s'y met : les batteurs jouent des flams en solo, et la grosse caisse et les cymbale...
Stand up and Swing gives young band students a chance to experience a popular style of music that's really fun to play. Each section of the band takes turns standing up and playing a 'solo' while the...
Your band will love this humorous rock piece that pays homage to the No Child Left Behind Act. Everybody gets involved as the individual drummers play solo flams, and the bass drum and cymbals get to...
Travel back in time to visit the Earth as it may have been during prehistoric times. Hear the eerie bubbling of the 'primordial ooze,' the raw volcanic power of the ostinato and the heroic newness of...
Treat your band to this authentic mariachi-style crowd pleaser. Set in a quick tempo, the trumpets get to be featured and could be positioned out in front of the band, The contrasting slow section shi...
This original Mark Williams work is the perfect vehicle for a second year fall concert. The infectious opening theme is passed between woodwinds and brass leading to a lyrical middle section which is...
Canciones Mexicanas takes three popular Mexican folk songs and combines them into an appealing and easily playable arrangement for young band. A maestoso introduction ushers in Las Mananitas, the trad...
Starship is a bright and bold original overture from the creative pen of John O'Reilly. Second year band students will love the syncopated rhythms and interesting harmonies that are O'Reilly's tradema...
This interesting novelty piece combines your favorite holiday carols with the ever-popular 'Yankee Doodle' in skillful counterpoint to produce a unique and enjoyable performance experience. 'Joy to th...
This beautiful treatment of the familiar carol will make a great addition to your holiday band library. All sections of the band have an opportunity to play the carol tune, and the countermelodies are...
Enjoy some mountain scenery with this solid arrangement that features the songs 'On Top of Old Smoky' and 'She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain' in true country style. Students and audiences will enjoy...
Treat your students to an upbeat, fun arrangement that evokes the spirit of South African traditional dance music. Great percussion parts, a catchy melody, traditional call-and-response sections and e...
Temple of Sinawava is a red-stone mountain formation in Zion national park. Sinawava was the revered 'Wolf God' of the Paiute Indians that were the earliest inhabitants of the region. Prominent percus...
October 28, 2007 began as a typically beautiful Southern California day. But as the composer sat at his piano writing this composition, he became aware of a major firestorm raging within a few miles o...
This beautiful carol truly shines in this sensitive, creative treatment. After a gentle introduction and an introspective first statement of the tune, a key change signals the pairing of the main them...
This arrangement of two Irish folk songs is dedicated to the memory of Danny Pearl, the Wall Street journalist who was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by Islamic Militants in February 2002. The ch...
Autumn is always an exciting time of the year for children as they head back to school and fall sports. For the composer John O'Reilly, autumn is a special time because of the dramatic colors that dot...
The first modal episode begins with a chant-like melody in G Aeolian mode (natural minor) that is reminiscent of early medieval music. The full brass section answers with simple block chords that acce...
In early December 2011, a powerful wind storm passed through Southern California, leaving thousands without electricity and severe damage to many mature trees. Written during this event, this piece us...
Here's a great vehicle for featuring your band at that very first holiday concert. 'Jingle Bells,' 'The Dreydl Song' and 'Jolly Old St. Nicholas' are combined in a simple but very effective manner.
This sparkling holiday medley creatively combines several favorite carols to produce a musical picture of a sleigh ride in the frozen north with Santa and his elves. An excellent selection for your ne...
This Mark Williams best seller has become a standard in the repertoire for very young bands everywhere. Set in a minor key and using only the first few notes learned in beginning band, this imaginativ...
For your next holiday concert, combine the mystery of the East with one of the world's most beloved Christmas carols in this creative depiction of the Three Kings' famous journey. Exotic scales and ri...
The sounds of valiant knight going into battle are heard in this powerful original by Mark Williams. Correlated with Accent on Achievement, Book 1, page 13, this work uses only seven notes, yet sounds...
This happy Jamaican folk song simply sparkles in this very easy arrangement by Mark Williams. Using only six notes, with eighth notes limited to the percussion part, this is an excellent selection for...
Power and beauty all in a Grade 1 piece from John O'Reilly! Aurora begins with a commanding opening that is soon followed by a gorgeous 'Largo' section, and a recapitulation to the opening theme close...
This easy, yet powerful work is a great choice for your spring concert. Featuring fun syncopations and modal harmonies, Legend of the Alhambra will have your students begging to play it over and over...
Experience the power of this exciting, yet easy original work by noted composer Mark Williams. Eighth notes are effectively used as pairs of repeated notes, keeping the rhythm exciting without great t...
The driving, accented rhythms of this exciting work are sure to energize and motivate your beginning band students. Depicting an ancient attack by the legendary one-eyed monster, this piece is a sonic...
If you're looking for something different on your next holiday concert, this is it! An original tune starts the piece, with sections of 'Deck the Halls' and 'Jolly Old St. Nicholas' interspersed. It h...
This clever, yet easy arrangement interweaves the familiar strains of 'Old MacDonald' with favorite carols of the holiday season. 'Jingle Bells', 'Good King Wenceslas' and 'Deck the Halls' appear simu...
Put those beginning trumpet players right out in front of your band and let them shine in this very easy original work that only uses six pitches (Bb-G) and very basic repeated pitch eighth note patte...
Explore the mysteries of The Lost Kingdom with your beginning band. Using only six notes, the tonality of C natural minor is clearly established in the beginning. Repeated pitch eighth note patterns f...
Hear the streets of Old Santa Fe come alive in this solid original by Mark Williams. Perfect for introducing the dotted eighth-sixteenth rhythm pattern, this fast-slow-fast overture contains brilliant...
Two lovely English carols are paired together to create a very mature sounding arrangement for young players. After a brief introduction the flute section plays What Child is This? with a light accomp...
Here's the perfect piece for showcasing your beginners at their first concert. Each section of the band gets to shine as they play a familiar five note song with very light accompaniment. Songs includ...
The legendary strength of this great hero of Greek mythology is reflected in this powerful new work for first-year band. Written in the Greek modes of Phrygian and Aeolian, this impressive work combin...
Take your students on a musical trip 'south of the Border' with this engaging and tuneful piece in mariachi style. Filled with great opportunities for gaining confidence in playing eighth-note rhythms...
Take your students on a musical trip 'South of the Border' with this engaging and tuneful piece in mariachi style. Filled with great opportunities for gaining confidence in playing eighth-note rhythms...
This lovely Scottish folk song provides a wonderful opportunity for young bands to learn how to play in an expressive manner. All instruments get to play the beautiful melody and the gently flowing ac...