Every first-year Christmas concert should have a piece like this! The familiar carols O Come, All Ye Faithful; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen and Jolly Old St. Nicholas are combined in march

What more could you want for that very first holiday concert!  This charming number is simple, effective, and uses three songs that students encounter in most every band method available! Jingle

What a perfect way to celebrate learning that very first scale! Using only a one-octave D major scale and quarter notes, all sections join in the fun as the scale is played both forward and backward in the

This brilliantly simple four-movement "symphony" is perfect for beginning string players who are just starting to read. Using only the notes of the D Major scale, each movement focuses on a distinct reading

Choose this simple arrangement of a classic Baroque dance as a "first concert" work for your beginning string group. Set in the key of G, the piece offers each section a chance to play the melody in very