Grade 2

Everyone loves a circus! Come inside the Big Top, hear the master of Ceremonies and view the Grand parade. Imagine the lights dimming and a lone spotlight focusing up high to the graceful trapeze artist. Finally, follow the...

A Crack in the Ice was inspired by a short piece of video footage of an ice climber on a wall of ice, hundreds of feet above safety but surrounded by breathtaking mountains and snow. All is well until he strikes one too many...

The Crocodile Cakewalk is an appealing, rollicking tune which is an ideal tool for teaching relaxed "swing" or jazz rhythmic interpretation.Genre: Young Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 2 | Duration: 3:15...

Fanfare and Processional opens dramatically with unison trumpets and percussion. It quickly builds with intensity as the low brass enter and the woodwinds join in with a flourish. After the fanfare a majestic and dignified...

Gently should be just that …. tender, reflective, thoughtful; allowing musicians and listeners to simply breath and let the music speak of gentleness and peace.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Series: Young Band...

Gum Leaf Rag was inspired by the Ragtime music of the legendary Scott Joplin. Featuring the characteristic oom- pah bass and accompaniment along with the mandatory "jaunty" syncopated melody, Gum Leaf Rag will not only...

Each set in the Incredibly Flexible Class Band Series features Rock style compositions suitable for players of one to three years experience. All pieces have fully scored rhythm section parts - Keyboard, Guitar, Bass guitar...

After hearing the music used in the successful touring dance production Riverdance, Brian West was inspired to write a work for young band with the vigour and life found in Irish folk music. The modal nature of the work, and...

A trumpet fanfare and flourish of woodwinds set the scene for this vibrant concert opener with thematic material has its origings in the famous Australian folk song Moreton Bay.Genre: Young Band Series | # of Players:...

Over history, human-kind has sought to explore what lies beyond – we have sailed beyond our shores to unknown lands, taken to the skies to unknown heights, to the ocean to unknown depths. Into the Unknown is a musical...

To be Intrepid one is considered to be fearless, courageous, resolute and bold. Evoking images of brave adventures on the sea and the battle of heroes against their foes, Intrepid carries the narrative of such sentiment in...

The work is programmatic and is written to depict the sparse, rugged iron-ore country and the port industrial centre of Port Hedland which is arguably Australia's "Iron Gate" to the world.Genre: Young Band Series | # of...

The drums are the raw heartbeat of the jungle. They are the soundtrack for the wild adventures that can be had, venturing where no human has ever set foot. There is something primal about being deep in the forest, surrounded...

South of the Baw Baw Ranges, about 161km east of Melbourne, Victoria, lies Moondarra Reservoir, a water catchment and storage dam. Moondarra – a word that comes from the local Australian Aboriginal people – is...

Migaloo (White Whale) is an adult, albino humpback whale who journeys each year from the cold waters of the Antarctic, up the eastern coast of Australia, north to the warm waters of Queensland. The name, Migaloo, in some...

No More Blues is another piece from the pen of Brian West that is easily accessible to young players and also easily accessible to their audiences. The medium tempo swing style of the piece will surely set toes tapping both...