What to expect from Level 1
Jubilation
Jubilation is a feeling of great happiness and triumph - an appropriate feeling having already made it this far in beginning band! Using only the first five pitches of the Bb Scale and basic rhythms, this exciting piece starts with a strong introduction that is punctuated by the snare. The Upper voices play a familiar melody from the intro with accompaniment before being similarly punctuated. The Mid voices get a turn to play a version of the same melody with accompaniment with a new percussion instrument color and the Low voices get an inversion of the melody before returning to the opening music as a Coda.
Errata - There are accidental octaves in the Trombone, Euphonium, Bassoon, Tuba parts. Please play any high Bb's down the octave! (This is being fixed)
Le Petit Rondo
The rondo is a musical form made up of a main melody (theme) which alternates with one or more contrasting melodies (episodes). The most common pattern is ABACA; this Little Rondo provides students a chance to experience this important musical form with the first five pitches of the Bb Scale and the basic concepts covered in the first few pages of most Beginning Band Method Books. High, Middle, and Low voices all get opportunities to experience the melody, episode melodies, and harmony parts.
Many Splendid Flowers
Depicting a bright sunny garden bed, Many Splendid Flowers uses the first five notes and most basic rhythmic patterns to provide students with three distinct melodies (flowers). Every voice get an opportunity to play the melody in this piece that students can play after mastery of the first few pages of most modern Beginning Band Method Books!
March for Success
Enjoy this Beginning Band March after students have mastered the first few pages of their Method Book! With a catchy melody, unified woodwind/brass rhythms, and concise concept-application, you'll have your beginners marching for success in no time!
The Perilous Seas
Take to the seas with the first five notes of the Bb Scale, limited rhythmic responsibility, and an exciting Dorian Mode melody! Playable after mastery of the first few pages of most Beginning Band Method Books, this piece follows an easy to understand AABA formula, shifting the melody to middle voice instruments while always maintaining an engaging low voice part.
Rain Drops
Descending thirds have always been a pleasant and inviting sound, this piece for Beginning Band captures the Raindrop image so often connected to that interval. With chorale-like voice-leading and lush, tutti playing, this piece is a Tone Poem about rain drops on a warm afternoon (as so often happens in Florida, without many clouds at all!).
Successful Beginner Fanfare
Enjoy this Beginning Band Fanfare after students have mastered the first few pages of their Method Book! Bold and exciting with only 3 parts, 5 pitches, and 3 rhythmic values, almost any combination of bands can achieve this Fanfare.
Variations on a Solemn Theme
A Solemn theme is stated in a chorale-like setting in A. A’ rhythmically shifts the theme with a rhythmic accompaniment from the Mid and Low voices. A’’ moves the theme to the Mid voices with a clear harmony and bass-line accompaniment. A’’’ begins with an ostinato in the High and Mid voices and elongates the theme in the Low voices. The chorale is restated in part in the coda with a rhythmic ending. Using the first five pitches of the Bb Scale and basic rhythmic values, this Theme and Variation style pieces is achievable after completing the first few pages of most Beginning Band Method Books!