Grade 1 (Amethyst Series)

Bold and powerful, Samurai will capture the imagination of all who hear it. The percussion section is featured in the middle of the piece. Young bands will discover pentatonic melodies while bringing the life of a Japanese...

The sea stretches from the beach as waves lap the shore in the afternoon sun. Sitting in your reclining beach chair, you scrunch your toes in the sand and look out to the distant horizon. A breeze floats over the sea...

A regal sounding work for early band. Brand's compact band series allows for flexibility in scoring for your ensemble.Genre: Compact Band | # of Players: Flexible Level: 1.5 | Duration: 2:50 InstrumentationFlute 1 Flute 2 Bb...

The Incredibly Useful Series is an expandable and flexible format allowing performance by as few as four and as many as four thousand players. The first and second parts are doubles at the octave to enable the settings to be...

Shaken will evoke memories of "spy" movies with its mysterious, even sinister beginning and ending. Genre: Elementary Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 1 | Duration: 1:55 InstrumentationFlute Oboe Bassoon Bb...

It doesn't take a spy to discover the appeal of this young band piece! Sid Sly - Super Spy! is a clever salute to the great spy shows and movies we've enjoyed through the years. This falls under the category of "double - oh...

"Why aren't there more slow pieces in three four time?'' Why indeed.Genre: Young Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 1.5 | Duration: 3:40 InstrumentationFlute 1, 2 Oboe Bassoon Bb Clarinet 1, 2, 3 Bass Clarinet Alto...

Opening with a percussion fanfare, Skyline March is perfect for early bands and includes opportunities for working on dynamic contrast and balance.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 1 | Duration: 2:00...

For many, Lancastrian William Rimmer is Britain’s ‘March King’. His marches are wonderful, every one with its own unique personality and form. Like Sousa, he also created and played a vast catalogue of band...

Greg Danner captures all of the innocence and excitement one experiences when playing in the snow with this work for young bands. With its festive sleigh bells, clever harmonies, and hummable melodies, Sledding" is the...

Imagine...it’s the middle of the night. You have heard your older sister get up to get a drink of water. As she walks towards the kitchen you decided to sneak up behind her. Careful now, you have to step lightly so...

Implementing a fun melody with an "island style," South to Cabo gives variety to any program. All parts are playable by the youngest students but also offering certain challenges. Watch your students move to the fiesta...

Follow the journey of building a rocketship and blast off with Space Travels! Beginning band students will be able to experience contrasting melodies with extra-musical techniques such as pencil-tapping and vocalizing, plus...

A wonderful arrangement of the original chorale for concert band that transitions into several lively variations. Brand's compact band series allows for flexibility in scoring for your ensemble.Genre: Compact Band | # of...

Step by Step was written while walking the Robert Louis Stevenson Trail in the Cévennes region of southeastern France. The 225km trail is named after the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, who undertook the...

Steppin’ Out With Poppy was inspired by the composer's black Spoodle, Poppy, who at the time of writing was three years old and quite mad! Poppy loves to go on long runs, hang at the park with her dog buddies but most...