Grade 1

Lullaby starts and ends with an optional flute solo. If you have a player capable of playing this as a solo, it will help create a sense of intimacy and provide a nice contrast with the rest of the piece. Genre: Beginner...

Maria von Trapp pronounced “Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.” This work is a key that introduces young musicians to the enthralling world of ensemble playing. Opening...

What lies in store for the heroes of our story? Will they be beset by monsters or are they just jumping at shadows? Come and see what lies in wait for our intrepid travellers as they stumble through their ‘Magnificent...

March of the Diggers was written to give younger musicians a chance to play the style of March you might hear at an ANZAC day parade. Imagine the unison footfalls of the proud young men and women as they march side-by-side...

Market in Marrakesh evokes images of market day with camel trains, merchants and important rulers all coming to buy and sell goods.Genre: Elementary Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 1 | Duration: 2:35...

With a simple, minor mode melody, stately fanfare-like figures and plenty of percussion, Medieval Fayre has something for everyone in the band. Genre: Elementary Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 1 | Duration: 2:35...

Kings and Queens. Dukes and Duchesses. The pomp and circumstance, fanfare and majesty of the entrance to a royal occasion. Imagine a grand ballroom with grand ceilings and chandeliers, guests with flowing ball gowns and...

Imagine yourself soaring above the tree tops, gliding over the contours of a vast panorama. The wind, colour, the awesome spectacle makes your spirit climb higher. Many times I've stood and tried to grasp the breathtaking...

Written during the stirring events which surrounded the 75th anniversary of the birth of the ANZAC'S; this march tries to capture some of the spirit and determination of the 'ordinary' men who became part of the legend...

No Bears Allowed has been a long coming! The piece started off as an attempt to write a Latin American style dance piece for young band. Many years later, elements of this initial idea can still be heard. The title of the...

Nothing But The Best was commissioned by Mitchelton State School, Brisbane. It was premiered at the school’s centenary celebrations by a band made up of current and past students, teachers and parents.Genre: Elementary...

Music is used to great effect in movies to describe a character, a place, or a sequence of events. It can do the heavy lifting in clarifying good and bad, happy and sad, and everything in between. On a Mission is the...

Reckless. Fearless. The dashing pirate crew lives for the thrill of adventure, the spray of the sea, the promise of treasure, and occasionally, debaucherous shore leave. But what happens when the crew have been wronged?...

Quiet Moments requires the young band to play at many dynamic levels, yet maintain balance, tone and tuning within a modal setting.Genre: Elementary Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 1 | Duration: 2:10...

Race to the Moon is a bright, majestic piece whose fanfare- like qualities remind one of the excitement and adventure of being an Astronaut or Cosmonaut blasting off aboard a giant rocket into space.Genre: Young Band Series...

This is one small step for a band, one giant leap for their collective musical careers. The band is strapping themselves in for the ride of a lifetime – that of a musician. It has taken loads of work to get to this...