First Concepts

Michael Oares Escapade is a mischievous and fun-filled romp for beginning players. Using creative effects including trombone glisses, slide whistles, mouthpiece screeches, and dissonant 'crunches, ' y...

Basé sur la créature lacustre légendaire qui vit dans le lac Okanagan au Canada, Ogopogo utilise une orchestration et des rythmes excentriques pour donner vie au monstre. L'énorme créature surgit des...

Basé sur la créature lacustre légendaire qui vit dans le lac Okanagan au Canada, Ogopogo utilise une orchestration et des rythmes excentriques pour donner vie au monstre. L'énorme créature surgit des...

Using only limited rhythms and ranges, Bandroom Rock is a great way to get your beginning players energized and motivated. The low brass starts things off, following the rest of the band and short fea...

Featuring a dynamic yet easy melody, this powerful piece for first year-players will sound great with limited rehearsal time and help give your students confidence. Every section of the band has inter...

Snow is based on the charming Japanese children's song Yuki. Robert has combined this song with an original festive melody to create a joyful, winter holiday piece. Everyone gets a chance to shine in...

Snow is based on the charming Japanese children's song Yuki. Robert has combined this song with an original festive melody to create a joyful, winter holiday piece. Everyone gets a chance to shine in...

Snow is based on the charming Japanese children's song Yuki. Robert has combined this song with an original festive melody to create a joyful, winter holiday piece. Everyone gets a chance to shine in...

En n'utilisant rien de plus rapide qu'une noire (à l'exception des croches pour les percussions) et en travaillant avec des spots mélodiques pour chaque section, Michael Oare réussit à capturer un sen...

En n'utilisant rien de plus rapide qu'une noire (à l'exception des croches pour les percussions) et en travaillant avec des spots mélodiques pour chaque section, Michael Oare réussit à capturer un sen...

Using nothing faster than a quarter note (except 8th notes in percussion) and working in melody spots for every section, Michael Oare does a masterful job of capturing a sense of adventure - and possi...

En n'utilisant rien de plus rapide qu'une noire (à l'exception des croches pour les percussions) et en travaillant avec des spots mélodiques pour chaque section, Michael Oare réussit à capturer un sen...

Pay tribute to your veterans any time throughout the year with this easy march from Michael Oare. Even at this easy level there is a good variety of scoring, including a brief percussion break and mel...

Even on cloudy days your beginning band will have fun with Blue Sky Rock. There are melody spots for all instruments, including a question and answer section, and easy rhythms with no syncopation.

Panther Rising was composed in celebration of a new school whose mascot is the Panther. Skillfully designed for first-year players, this driving and energetic piece features an intense attitude with i...

This descriptive work for first-year players pays tribute to all those affected by the devastation created by Hurricane Florence in 2018 as it swept through the Carolinas. The dark mood combined with...

In a cinematic, swashbuckling style, Smugglers' Cove relives an adventure on the high seas aboard a buccaneer ship as it sails into a secret cove on a mission of hidden treasure! Dur: 2: 00

As the title implies, this energetic piece for beginning players cleverly bounces motifs back and forth between sections of the band. An enjoyable way to teach counting and dynamic contrasts, and to i...

As the title implies, this energetic piece for beginning players cleverly bounces motifs back and forth between sections of the band. An enjoyable way to teach counting and dynamic contrasts, and to i...

Composed in a 'pass in review' format, Roman Juggernaut describes through music these massive legions of military might. Featuring thundering percussion and blaring fanfares, one can easily imagine th...

Composed in a 'pass in review' format, Roman Juggernaut describes through music these massive legions of military might. Featuring thundering percussion and blaring fanfares, one can easily imagine th...

Michael Oare's Escapade is a mischievous and fun-filled romp for beginning players. Using creative effects including trombone glisses, slide whistles, mouthpiece screeches, and dissonant crunches, you...

Michael Oare's Escapade is a mischievous and fun-filled romp for beginning players. Using creative effects including trombone glisses, slide whistles, mouthpiece screeches, and dissonant crunches, you...

Even on cloudy days your beginning band will have fun with Blue Sky Rock. There are melody spots for all instruments, including a question and answer section, and easy rhythms with no syncopation.