Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: L Henry
Grade: 1.5
Salsa With That? (c/b)
Imagine a warm tropical island resort, sailboats in the distance and palm trees swaying along the beach.(Do You Want) Salsa With That? is a lighthearted Latin tune that features your "star" player. The solo, written for almost every instrument, makes this a flexible selection for any group that gives students a chance to "get in front of the band." Your audience will love the Latin percussion instruments playing a mambo rhythm that will bring a smile to everyone's face. You can enhance the rhythm section to include almost any number of Latin instruments.Solid scoring and little technical demand make this piece reachable for the youngest of bands, but the rich harmonies, beautiful melody and syncopated rhythms make it sound sophisticated for the more mature player. This is a timeless selection your audience will enjoy for years to come.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: L Henry
Grade: 1.5
Salsa With That? (c/b) Sc
Imagine a warm tropical island resort, sailboats in the distance and palm trees swaying along the beach.(Do You Want) Salsa With That? is a lighthearted Latin tune that features your "star" player. The solo, written for almost every instrument, makes this a flexible selection for any group that gives students a chance to "get in front of the band." Your audience will love the Latin percussion instruments playing a mambo rhythm that will bring a smile to everyone's face. You can enhance the rhythm section to include almost any number of Latin instruments.Solid scoring and little technical demand make this piece reachable for the youngest of bands, but the rich harmonies, beautiful melody and syncopated rhythms make it sound sophisticated for the more mature player. This is a timeless selection your audience will enjoy for years to come.
This classic anthem of rock 'n' roll was sent screaming up the charts not once but twice by Bill Haley and his back-up band The Comets. It was a time when all the boys and girls were devoted 24 hours a day to the celebration of every new rock tune and dance craze. Who would have thought that forty years later, kids (of all ages) still remember, whistle and hum this hip swingin' winner. Program this with your band and you'll be declared 'right on time'! (duration 1:35)
This classic anthem of rock 'n' roll was sent screaming up the charts not once but twice by Bill Haley and his back-up band The Comets. It was a time when all the boys and girls were devoted 24 hours a day to the celebration of every new rock tune and dance craze. Who would have thought that forty years later, kids (of all ages) still remember, whistle and hum this hip swingin' winner. Program this with your band and you'll be declared 'right on time'! (duration 1:35)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: Various
Grade: 1
What A Wonderful World (c/b)
Released on his first album in 1959, this Sam Cooke classic has stood the test of time. Classic rock and roll and scored right in the pocket for your beginners. (2:02)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: Various
Grade: 1
What A Wonderful World (c/b) Sc
Released on his first album in 1959, this Sam Cooke classic has stood the test of time. Classic rock and roll and scored right in the pocket for your beginners. (2:02)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: Michael Brand
Grade 1.5
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Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Arranger: Michael Story
Grade: 2.0
What could be more joyous than a musical visit to Disneyland? Michael Story has gathered all the sounds of the world's most beloved theme park in one exciting young band medley. This medley is packed with Disney classics! Make your concert venue the happiest place on Earth! Titles include: Mickey Mouse March, The Great Outdoors, It's a Small World, You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!, The Best Time of Your Life, and Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me).
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Arranger: Michael Story
Grade: 2.0
What could be more joyous than a musical visit to Disneyland? Michael Story has gathered all the sounds of the world's most beloved theme park in one exciting young band medley. This medley is packed with Disney classics! Make your concert venue the happiest place on Earth! Titles include: Mickey Mouse March, The Great Outdoors, It's a Small World, You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!, The Best Time of Your Life, and Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me).
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: Nicholas Baratta
Grade: 2.5
The masters go to the circus. In this ingenious Nick Baratta arrangement, you'll hear the elephants and laugh at the clowns but all through the themes provided by Dvorak, Liszt and others. A musical tribute to these classic master-composers and all so very familiar from the rings of the circus. A real barn-burner, this one will have your students on the edge of their seats!
A triumphant tribute to space exploration, this bold composition will challenge your students both interpretively and technically. It begins with a resounding Maestoso introduction in 3/4 time that builds in intensity to a faster Con Brio section in 4/4. Low brass and saxes start the second section off with a syncopated modal bass line that reappears throughout the work. Driving rhythms and effective scoring keep everything cooking right to the end. (Grade 1)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: John O'Reilly
Grade: 1.5
Treat your students to an upbeat, fun arrangement that evokes the spirit of South African traditional dance music. Great percussion parts, a catchy melody, traditional call-and-response sections and even some "blue notes" will make this piece a favorite! Correlates with Accent on Achievement Book 2, page 23.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: John O'Reilly
Grade: 1.5
Treat your students to an upbeat, fun arrangement that evokes the spirit of South African traditional dance music. Great percussion parts, a catchy melody, traditional call-and-response sections and even some "blue notes" will make this piece a favorite! Correlates with Accent on Achievement Book 2, page 23.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Composer: Michael Brand
Grade 2.5
You can listen to an extract of this work on your computer, by clicking on the "MORE DETAILS" button on the right - this will reveal the audio extract(s) for you to sample - and you can also view the score of this work here.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Arranger: James D. Ployhar
Grade: 1.0
From radio to motion pictures to television, all have glamorized what we know as "The Wild West," but the folk songs from that era have lived on in an unaltered state. They tell stories of the lives, loves, and losses of the brave souls who ventured into a then uncharted landscape. Here is a musical salute to that time and its people, featuring SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE, THE STREETS OF LAREDO, THE LONE PRAIRIE, and LITTLE BROWN JUG. Head 'em up and move 'em out! (2:04)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Arranger: John Moss
Expert Level – Grade 2
John Moss cleverly combines 3 early American favorites in this well-paced and full-sounding arrangement. Includes Goober Peas, Sweet Betsy from Pike and a unique rendition of Oh! Suzanna. (3:45)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT WORKS - Grades 1 & 2 Arranger: John Edmondson
Grade 2.0
Duration 2.30
AN AMERICAN MOSAIC is a medley which includes Bound For The Promised Land, America, Battle Hymn Of The Republic and America The Beautiful, with quotes from other Americana, like Chester, Yankee Doodle, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Army Song, The Marines Hymn, The Stars And Stripes Forever, Anchors Aweigh and the Star Spangled Banner scattered throughout. Listen carefully, because sometimes they are heard above the main melody, sometimes at the same time as the main melody and sometimes below the melody.
The beginning key signature is F Major, but the tonality shifts between F Major and A Major with reminder accidentals written in. The tonality shifts between C Minor and E Major until the key changes to F Major at measure fifty-five. This arrangement offers lots of teaching opportunities, like tempo changes, dynamic changes, phrasing, rhythm training (like an introduction to the dotted quarter-eighth, written as quarter tied to an eighth), counting, legato and marcato playing, accidentals carrying through the measure, blend and balance. Special problems for individual instruments are also provided, like the flam in the snare drum part (don’t play them too open), low B in the trombone and divisi playing in certain marked spots. More mature bands will find this attractive and easy to prepare, and younger groups will find a wealth of great training material to work on. Most important of all, though, is to have a good time playing this.
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