SKU: CL.031-2525-01

This bright tune with a western swing flavor really captures the feel and sound of that very popular style. Tasty written out piano fills help your budding Floyd Cramers to fit right in. The crowd pleasing potential is enormous and it’s sure to be a real confidence builder for young bands. Lots of Fun!

SKU: CL.023-3876-01

If you’re looking for that perfect opener to introduce your ensemble, look no more. This piece starts with a stirring fanfare and dramatically leads to a stately theme that is highly reminiscent of a ceremonial procession. Suitable for any concert or festival performance, this selection is sure to be popular for many years to come. Very impressive!

SKU: CL.023-4624-01

Your beginning band students will love Andy Clark’s arrangement of this favorite lullaby, recently featured in many episodes of two very popular television series. Using only the first five notes students learned in beginning band instruction, every section of the band gets a chance to shine. The variations demonstrate how a melody can be played in different styles, providing excellent teaching opportunities. The brief introduction can be performed as a solo, duet or full section of trumpets, clarinets or saxophones. Fun for everyone at your beginners’ first concert!

SKU: CL.031-2613-01

A medium tempo swing blues for young bands that really cooks. Includes an open section with backgrounds for solos by any instrument on Bb blues changes. Range requirements are very modest and the chart works well even with incomplete instrumentation. A very tasty arrangement that sounds much more advanced than it is. Excellent chart for concert or contest use by a very popular writer for young bands. Very Nice!

SKU: CL.026-4878-00

Look no further for the perfect opening to your holiday concert. Using an old English carol as the focus of this work, Rob Romeyn has crafted a festive and upbeat holiday opener using musical fragments from popular carols, creating a musical buffet of holiday cheer! The fun, swingin’ middle section of Up On The Housetop provides a great contrast to the joyful beginning and ending of the piece. This version, for the Build-A-Band series, ensures success with even the most limited and awkward of instrumentations. Let the holiday season begin!

About Build-A-Band Series

The Build-A-Band Series provides educational and enjoyable music for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation. Written using just four or five parts (plus percussion), these effective arrangements will work with any combination of brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments as long as you distribute the parts so that each of the five parts is covered. All of the publications in the Build-A-Band Series have been arranged to be playable with any instrumentation as long as each part is used: 1st Part, 2nd Part, 3rd Part, 4th Part, and Bass Part. (Please note: In some of these arrangements the 4th Part, and the Bass Part are the same, making it possible to play those arrangements with only 4 parts.)

SKU: BT.DHP-1012904-020

The popular Swedish children's series Pippi LÃ¥ngstrump (Pippi Longstocking) is about an exceedingly strong and strong-willed little girl with red braids - who is the brainchild of Astrid Lindgren. This series has been broadcasted in many countries. I arranged its cheerful theme tune in samba style. Even with the new rhythm, the original song is still very recognizable. In the exuberant samba style, the percussion plays an important role. Within the LÃ¥ngstrump Samba, this is especially clear in the ad libitum percussion solo halfway through the arrangement. The solo can go on as long as desired, and offers plenty of freedom because of the free choice of the instruments used.

Pippi Langstrumpf, das ebenso starke wie eigenwillige Mädchen mit den roten Zöpfen, hat in Büchern, Filmen und Fernsehserien die Herzen der Kinder und jung Gebliebenen auf der ganzen Welt erobert. Untrennbar mit der Fernsehserie verknüpft ist die fröhliche Titelmelodie, die von John Blanken in ein temperamentvolles Samba-Gewand gesteckt wurde. Auch in diesem neuen Rhythmus ist das Originallied noch klar zu erkennen. Das Schlagzeug spielt eine wichtige Rolle, ganz besonders im ad libitum spielbaren Schlagzeugsolo, dessen Dauer und Instrumentenwahl frei wählbar sind. Ausgelassen und temperamentvoll!

SKU: CL.023-4214-01

This joyous medley of three of the most popular Christmas songs of all time will allow you to program a crowd favorite for that special yuletide concert. O Come, All Ye Faithful, Deck The Halls and We Wish You A Merry Christmas have been arranged to include an optional audience sing-along. The message of good cheer is highly evident and this seasonal work will undoubtedly become a traditional selection for many years to come. Merry Christmas!

SKU: CL.026-4131-01

An up-tempo concert piece which is sure to be the hit on any Christmas or holiday concert. Ed Huckeby’s skillful arrangement of his popular band piece for the Build-A-Band Series makes it playable with very small bands and bands with severe instrumentation issues. A sure winner at any holiday season performance!

About Build-A-Band Series

The Build-A-Band Series provides educational and enjoyable music for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation. Written using just four or five parts (plus percussion), these effective arrangements will work with any combination of brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments as long as you distribute the parts so that each of the five parts is covered. All of the publications in the Build-A-Band Series have been arranged to be playable with any instrumentation as long as each part is used: 1st Part, 2nd Part, 3rd Part, 4th Part, and Bass Part. (Please note: In some of these arrangements the 4th Part, and the Bass Part are the same, making it possible to play those arrangements with only 4 parts.)

SKU: CL.015-2216-00

Popular composer James Swearingen’s composition for elementary level bands, and it contains all of the Swearingen magic in a very playable and appealing piece that is suitable for any occasion that this level band might encounter. Highly recommended!

SKU: CL.SCM-1095-01

An impressive Count Basie style chart delivers with the sound of jazz big bands so popular in the late 40’s into the mid 50’s. Great teaching piece that is very playable and it swings! Written solos. Written ranges: Trp. 1 ( A) , Trb. (G) , Alto (C).

SKU: CL.026-4952-00

Now available in a flexible instrumentation setting, Oh What Fun! by James Swearingen is guaranteed to put smiles on everyone in the audience! Written in the style of a traditional march, this clever arrangement features popular tunes such as Jingle Bells, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, and other seasonal works. Create your own in-house parade for the children in the audience or simply use this selection as a way to welcome a special visitor from the North Pole. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

SKU: CL.011-2608-01

An impressive overture for Middle School and Jr. High bands that is sure to be one of the most performed numbers at concert and contests all over the country. Displaying the same expressive qualities that have made Robert Sheldon’s previous publications so popular, Red Rock Canyon is a quality composition that is both enjoyable and playable for younger players. Terrific teaching material!