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...