Hatching Turtles (Band Gr. 1.5)

Hatching Turtles tells the gentle and inspiring story of a mother turtle’s journey from the open ocean to the sandy shore to lay her eggs. The music paints vivid scenes of calm waves, moonlit beaches, and the quiet determination of new life beginning. Through changing moods and colors, Hatching Turtles celebrates the beauty, fragility, and persistence of nature’s cycle of life.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: Elementary Band Series
Level: 1.5 | Duration: 2:55

Instrumentation
Transposed Score (A4 stapled booklet)

Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
B-flat Euphonium T.C.
Tuba

Xylophone
Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Percussion 2: Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 3: Triangle, Rainstick, Mark Tree

Program Notes

Hatching Turtles tells the gentle and inspiring story of a mother turtle’s journey from the open ocean to the sandy shore to lay her eggs. The music paints vivid scenes of calm waves, moonlit beaches, and the quiet determination of new life beginning. Through changing moods and colors, Hatching Turtles celebrates the beauty, fragility, and persistence of nature’s cycle of life.