Neil A Kjos Music Company Sheet Music

The melody is written with the first six notes found in Tradition of Excellence, Book 1. As the title suggests, this is an excellent year-end piece and a way for younger musicians to say goodbye

Gives your students the chance to explore dissonances at a very early level. Energetic eighth-note rhythms and lots of percussion accompany a simple melody made up of the first six notes of the B-flat

Depicting the natural beauty of the Four Corners region of the American Southwest, this piece features notes of the B-flat scale set in a C minor mode. Quarter-note and eighth-note rhythms are featured

Part of the String Basics Correlated Series, Steps to Successful Literature, this swashbuckling arrangement features two well-known pirate chanteys, Old English Sea Chantey and Blow the Man

Part of the String Basics Correlated Series, Steps to Successful Literature, this familiar Caribbean folk song will bring smiles to players and audiences. This catchy arrangement includes claves and cabasa

An entertaining and fun piece for any time of year – especially summer concerts. Parts are included for washboard and spoons, and the violins get the spotlight with some old-fashioned fiddlestick

Run – chase – capture! In this high-energy original work, someone is on the run and someone is in dogged pursuit. Danger, intrigue, and high speeds! The use of dynamics and repeated eighth-note

With accessible range and rhythms well within young players' comfort zone, your students will be confident playing this bluesy swing-style chart. Adequate repetition with just enough subtle change allows

This hip and clever chart borrows the chord progression from one of the most iconic jazz recordings of all time, Miles Davis' So What, but features a melody that is more approachable by young

Good times start here! The chart opens with just a snare drum playing backbeats, and the driving rock beat continues throughout. There are many opportunities for drum breaks. Some have suggested fills

Start your next concert with a powerful move! A perfect vehicle for teaching sixteenth-note rhythms, this funk chart has been carefully composed to make the rhythms easy to read and interpret. As is common

Enhance your band's articulation technique with this stately march. This catchy work features simple quarter-note rhythms and a limited range, providing a perfect setting to display accented, slurred, and

Played in a marcato style, this spirited march features simple quarter- and eighth-note rhythms inside a limited melodic range while still allowing all members of the band to be heard. Correlates with

This jazz ensemble collection includes ten very easy jazz charts in rock, Latin and swing styles, and when used with the optional parts is playable in a concert band setting. The flexible scoring will

 A supplementary method designed to guide students and orchestras towards development of superb intonation. Author Jeremy Woolstenhulme shares a wealth of tips throughout the Teacher’s Edition,

Take to the air with the eagles, from breathtaking dives to soaring in the thermals. Written in a three-part form, the opening section is a majestic 4/4 theme featuring quarter-eighth-eighth rhythms. The

The title says it all! This dynamic work portrays the wild and unpredictable nature of Jupiter's centuries-old Great Red Spot, the biggest storm in the solar system. A quote from the opening theme

This medium swing blues chart is a classic example and lesson in the blues. Using the 12-bar blues form, this tune will teach young players the basics of jazz: blues and swing. This chart has great section

Escape to the ocean with this fun tune that makes you feel like you are at the beach. This breezy chart is great as an opener for your concert and helps enforce syncopated rhythms for young

Work on rock style techniques for your beginning jazz ensemble with this medium-tempo rock chart. Through its varying articulation markings and rock phrasing, this catchy song is great for helping young

Check out this great chart for flexible jazz ensemble designed to teach swing groove and phrasing. Written in four flexible parts with many options, this song is great for building up your jazz program

A fourth addition to the popular "Mystical" series, and this one is the easiest of them all - perfect for developing string orchestras. A "mage" is another word for magician or sorcerer, and this shadowy

As pleasant as a casual stroll down the avenue, this one is sure to get the feet tapping. An opening bass riff introduces a groove that gives this piece a real "Killer Joe" feeling. The melodies are great

This driving rock chart has a seventies vibe and will be a great contrasting piece for your program. Great for helping young rhythm sections play together, it is perfect for concerts, festivals, or