Quincy Hilliard has penned another concert favorite with Bridgeway March. Written in the familiar key of B-Flat with modest ranges in all instruments you will be surprised how well young musicians will be able to perform this exciting new work.

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 ? your players will have blast with this andthe audience will too!

2. Intermediate Level Score Edition Pack-A collection of exciting jazz repertoire for classrooms and concerts at three progressive levels - Initial Intermediate and Advanced. This Score Edition Pack contains: Eight original pieces in a challenging range of styles by leading jazz composers. Score and parts for C B flat E flat and bass-clef instruments plus parts for a rhythm section of piano bass guitar and drums. The parts may be photocopied allowing for flexible ensemble playing. Booklet of detailed performance and rehearsal notes with comments on stylistic and cultural influences.

This symphonic treatment of Good King Wenceslas is ideal for your next winter concert. A powerful unison fanfare opening is quickly answered in full harmony leading to a simple statement of the theme. All instruments get to play the melody which is varied slightly throughout the piece to maintain interest. An easy choice for Del Borgo fans across the country.

This is a wonderful way to feature the lyrical playing of your beginning clarinet section. A simple accompaniment in 3/4 provides a nice background for the beautiful melody presented by the clarinets. Plenty of cues are provided as well as ample amounts of rest in each part. An excellent choice to teach phrasing and show off the lyrical abilities of your band.

Finally a great set of warm-ups for your beginning jazz ensemble. Chris Sharp draws from his experience as a public school jazz director and professional arranger to offer this useful set of warm-ups. The six exercises are designed to teach the different harmonies styles and rhythms of popular and traditional jazz. Included are chorales with extended harmonies rock swing and bossa styles. Perfect to ?wake up? your ensemble before a rehearsal or performance!

Young ensembles will find this easy work very compatible with first-year technique. The first violin is the only instrument with eighth notes and all instrumental parts do not leave first position. Excellent for performance or rehearsal warm-up all year long.

Your students will become spies in this secret midnight adventure. The music suggests the various obstacles faced in this sneaky encounter as they head for their mission objective. The entire work builds steadily until they are almost caught only to disappear once again under cover of darkness. An ideal piece that is sure to be a favorite! (1:30)

Uses only 5 notes!This easy fanfare is the perfect way to open your concert or assembly. Written specifically for an after-school band program this very accessible work uses a lot of rhythmic unison and simple harmonies. Ideal to teach students fundamental concepts of form countermelody and harmony - and with only five notes. Easy music that sounds more complex!

Who says beginning bands can’t swing? This chart is a great improvisational exercise for the first-year player and is an early introduction to playing in the swing style. All students have the option to solo or you may feature your guest soloist. This piece will bring the house down! (1:48)

'On a crisp cold night in December she gazes upward and stands in awe of the heavens. She realizes that the earth is only a tiny part of something greater.' This scenario provides the backdrop for this composition which was inspired by the night sky as viewed by my six-year-old from our home in Louisiana. It begins with the theme in the clarinets. The rest of the ensemle gradually reveals itself as if one discovers a star not previously noticed in the sky. The music reaches its climax at measure 34 where we are humbled by the sheer multitude of stars in the sky and realize our place in the universe. The piece ends with twinkling stars portrayed in the flute oboe clarinet and bells.

This chart joins rock and fusion elements with ingenious harmonies to make music that is sure to please. The rhythmic feel changes from straight eighths to a funky half-time groove while the melody is traded throughout different parts of the ensemble. Some great auxiliary percussion keeps your students involved while adding some creative color to this unique composition.

Teach or perform this cha-cha style original with limited range and technical demands using little rehearsal time. Top note for the lead trumpet is only a third space C and a D for the lead bone. Playable with only five brass. Highly recommended for beginning and developing ensembles.

Your young orchestra will sound rich and mature with this new lyrical work by Soon Hee Newbold. Reminiscent of traditional hymns and popular folk tunes this work uses legato and staccato passages to portray scenic views of nature trails flowing rivers and wildflowers. A wonderful selection that will add a lot of depth to the sound of your ensemble! (2:00)

The dragonflies will be buzzing around your concert stage when you select this wonderful piece for your concert program. Ideal to strengthen brass players and teach some elementary ear training the brass are featured playing the melodic line on mouthpieces. The woodwinds and percussion provide a full background before the brass rejoin the group playing on their instruments through the final half of the piece. An excellent teaching tool.