Adagio

​Adagio is an poignant band piece for young musicians. With sweeping sweeping melodies and lush chords, this piece is great for teaching students to play expressively. With a comfortable range throughout, students can really get beyond the notes focusing on the phrasing and flow of the piece. Adagio would be a great addition to a program of any season, and adds good contrast to the lively, fast, and loud pieces.

My Country, Tis' of Thee

My Country, Tis' of Thee is an Americana classic. This arrangement/rhapsody takes the tune and imagines it in multiple contexts, written for the typical second to third year players. After a robust introduction, the melody is broken apart in variety of contexts, allowing woodwind and brass moments. The piece then culminates to a full ensemble tutti of the full tune, almost hymn-like. This piece would be a great addition to any concert and possible assemblies/performances honoring those who have served (Veterans Day, Memorial Day, etc).

Folk Song Chorales

This music is a set of warm-up chorales for concert band, offering variety when warming up one's band. Bach is the standard when it comes to chorales, and folk song chorales can add a new melodies and harmonies to the fundamentals taught during warm-up. In arranging these chorales, harmonies more idiomatic to the modern day concert band scoring are used, especially at the Grade II/III level. The folk songs included are Loch Lomond, The Parting Glass, Slumber My Darling, and Scarborough Fair.

Flexible Instrumentation Pieces

So these are from my "Adaptable Quintet" series. They're basically flex-band-type tunes because they're all written SSATB.
The best part is that they're quintet prices and not band prices... so enjoy for only $5 or $6. 
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