Alfred Publishing

Get your audience on their feet with this rockin' twist on a holiday favorite. Using only the first few notes learned by most beginners, Brian Beck has transformed the familiar classic, 'Jingle Bells'...

As its title suggests, 'Farewell at Dawn' is a musical expression of bidding farewell to the night and beginning a new day. The piece opens softly with a gentle motive that evolves through simple, yet...

As its title suggests, 'Farewell at Dawn' is a musical expression of bidding farewell to the night and beginning a new day. The piece opens softly with a gentle motive that evolves through simple, yet...

This composition incorporates a cherished theme from a time when simple values provided guidance for life's challenges. The colorful scoring and frequent shifting of themes among all parts make it fun...

Three - Two - One - BLAST OFF! Rock the moon with your band on their next performance. The percussion section is featured, and even helps to provide a 'lift-off' for the moon launch. Great fun for eve...

Three - Two - One - BLAST OFF! Rock the moon with your band on their next performance. The percussion section is featured, and even helps to provide a 'lift-off' for the moon launch. Great fun for eve...

Three - Two - One - BLAST OFF! Rock the moon with your band on their next performance. The percussion section is featured, and even helps to provide a 'lift-off' for the moon launch. Great fun for eve...

The charming folk song chosen by Gustav Holst is found early in his revered Second Suite. Scored for first year players, this is a sea shanty originally from southern England. Historic and musical, th...

Fit for a king, these variations are designed for performance after only a couple of months of instruction. The cherished carol can even be performed before the concept of key signature is introduced....

This energetic original work for your very first concert employs contrasting themes while serving as the perfect vehicle to introduce staccato and accented articulations. All instruments get an opport...

A musical tip-of-the-hat to the wildly popular sci-fi craze, this creative original piece uses only quarter, half, and whole notes for use at the end of the first year of band. Zombies are everywhere!...

The third movement of Opus 34 (Three Festival Choruses), which Gustav Holst penned in 1916, was originally scored for chorus with piano, orchestra, or military band. The easily recognized melody is a...

The tongue-in-cheek title gives a hint to an upbeat original composition that sets the stage to feature the antics of a unique glissando-anxious section. With an exotic flavor and the ability to engag...

A 19th-century British folk song found throughout England as well as Canada and the United States, the melody is most known as the basis of the last movement of Percy Grainger's masterwork, Lincolnshi...

Boldly ring in the season with this fresh treatment of a holiday favorite. Easy to prepare with rhythms and notes learned in the first year. Hang the stockings and rock out with St. Nick! (1:45)

Everyone loves a day at the beach---the soothing sounds of the ocean waves with your toes in the sand. 'Wind of the Waves' will transport you to that peaceful place. This beautiful lyrical selection h...

This piece was written for young band by world-renowned film score composer Bruce Broughton. 'Open the Door!' is a descriptive piece with an insistent percussion part that imitates a knock on a door t...

Your beginning band can 'rock out' on their very first concert with this sure-fire crowd pleaser. A catchy bass line and hand-claps start the piece, then the melody joins in, followed by a counter mel...

Imagine a procession of creatures from the wild kingdom marching by as you perform this fun-filled piece. Birds float by, followed by the clip-clops of the approaching horses, mighty elephants, and a...

This piece provides notes and rhythms but no tempo, character, dynamics, or articulations. Enter into the creative process by discussing, auditioning, and choosing musical expressions, all while learn...

This lighthearted selection puts a warm musical spin on an activity so many find themselves doing every holiday season - shopping! A 'call bell' in the percussion section mimics the cash register and...

Exploring both 4/4 and 5/4 time signatures in a manner that is attainable for less experienced musicians, this piece is perfect for festivals as well as concerts and will showcase every section of the...

This fanfare for young band celebrates the spirit of creativity from the inception of an idea to its completion. The opening 'aha!' moment of inspiration is followed by themes of determination, persev...

This ominous piece offers younger musicians the opportunity to perform an exciting composition and depicts the journey to unlock a deeper understanding of the universe. With dissonance and pulsating r...

Complete your first holiday concert with an energetic setting of 'Jolly Old Saint Nicholas' in three brief variations that use only six notes and no key signature! All instruments get an opportunity t...