Wave: Marching Band: Score & Parts

Glitter-infused pop star Ke$ha created this hit that debuted at number one on the Billboard® Hot 100 making it just one of seventeen to do so in the chart's history. This dance-pop number combines a sophisticated groovebeneath a tight melody and musical effects. With a constant presence on the airwaves and iTunes you can bet that your kids will be familiar with this hit! Difficulty: Medium

Recorded by Fitz and the Tantrums you'll hear this catchy tune used in TV commercials as well as on the airwaves. This energetic chart is a great way to get the crowd involved with the signature hand clapping section.

Cee Lo Green's hit song was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 2011 Grammy© Awards. Having dominated the airwaves this song is reminiscent of the legendary tunes from the 1960s Motown era. Old SchoolSoul all dressed up in a brand new package and ready to go! Difficulty: Medium

The word ‘tsunami’ is of Japanese origin. When you look it up in a dictionary you will find that it means ‘a great sea wave produced by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption’. A megatsunami is the superlative of this awesome expressionof power that nature can create and has catastrophic consequences. When Carl Wittrock completed this composition not many such big earth movements had occurred but since then we have become all too familiar with the disastrousconsequences which a tsunami may have. On the 26th of December 2004 a heavy seaquake took place near the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Tidal waves 10 meters in height ravaged the coastal regions of many countries for miles around. The tsunamitook the lives of thousands of people and destroyed many villages and towns. There are more areas which run the risk of being struck by a tsunami such as the island of La Palma one of the Canary Islands. This island is based on oceaniccrust at a fracture zone and as such is one of nature’s time bombs. The consequences of a natural calamity like a megatsunami are immense. In the case of La Palma the tidal wave will move in the direction of South America where it may reach 50km inland destroying everything on its way. In his composition Wittrock describes an ordinary day which will have an unexpected ending. Right from the beginning there seems to be something in the air the music creating an oppressiveatmosphere of impending disaster. Themes are interrupted broken off suddenly followed by silence suggesting the calm before the storm. Suddenly a short climax (glissandi in the trombone part) indicates the seaquake and the megatsunami isa fact. Hereafter follows a turbulent passage symbolising the huge rolling waves. After nature’s force has spent itself resignation sets in and the composition ends with a majestic ode to nature.