Lighter Selections for Concert Band

Help students become confident performing eighth-note syncopations with this fun and easy piece for young band. Easy ranges make the music accessible, and cues are provided in bass lines for optional rests

Written with upbeat Latin rhythms, this delightful piece begins with colorful percussion sounds complementing a hypnotic rhythmic motif in the winds. A tuneful melody in the clarinets soon follows, bubbling

Imagine walking through the graveyard at night and seeing three skeletons rising from the grave. Watch and listen as the skeletons do a nocturnal dance as the darkness surrounds them. The C minor theme

Quirky, fun, and fresh, this dancelike composition was inspired by the pelicans observed on the composer's way to work. The opening motif, played by the entire ensemble in the first measure, is fundamental

Suitable for performance at the end of the first year of instruction, this Latin-dance-flavored composition is an excellent study in independent playing for young bands. With steady percussion, bass

Take your beginning band to a tropical island! Using simple patterns based on Carribean rhythms, this is an excellent lighter selection for your spring concerts. Low instruments are featured in the middle

Starting aggressively with a simple melody and active percussion, this piece about the adventure of walking through a scary forested valley lets you introduce programmatic music to your students in a fun