Music by Brian Harris 

Works for Beginner Band
(elementary school, middle school)
Winter Concerts
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HouseTop March
A delightful, easy rendition of "Up on the House Top" cast in march style. You can even hear the reindeer on the roof. Kids love it! (Very Easy)
Joy to the King
A simple medley of "Ode to Joy" and "Good King Wenceslas" that uses only the first five notes of the B-flat concert scale. A great "first concert" piece. (Very, Very Easy!)
Jingle Those Bells!
The unique instrumentation options of this piece allow you to give your better beginners a little extra challenge. (Very, Very Easy!)
A minor mode setting of "God Rest Ye Merry" and "Patapan." The soli middle section encourages your players to practice so they get to play it. Similar to, but a little more difficult and longer than Joy to the King. (Very Easy)
Any Concert
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Latin Lullaby
Take a "humm-able" melody and layer it over a gentle bass line; add a few percussion colors and you have a terrific concert piece for your beginner band! (Very Easy)
 
Works for Non-Beginner Bands
(middle school and above)

Winter Concerts
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Journey of the Magi
In A-A-B form, this setting of "We Three Kings" creates a majestic image of the night-time sojourn of the Wise Men. (Easy)
Ukrainian Bell Carol
A simple arrangement, made special by use of antiphonal bells. (Easy)
Any Concert
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Named in honor of Gustav Holst's birthtown, this "typically British" style march opens with bravura and exciting, jaunty rhythms. And, of course, a folksy "legato-marcato" trio section. (Medium Easy)
Western Round-Up
Capture the spirit of the West and wide-open prairies!  Active percussion parts and limited ranges for brass. (Medium Easy)

Festival Flourish No. 1

Perfect for opening a concert! This short, powerful work features the percussion section with wind scoring that makes your band sound their most impressive. (Medium Easy)
March Baptíste
A light-hearted piece using standard gospel tunes cast in march form. Woven among the two predominant melodies are 8 other "snippets" of hymn tunes . . . can your audience find them? (Medium Easy)
March of the Czar's Brigade
A tuneful grade 1.5 march with a distinctive Russian flavor. Ideal for contest! (Medium Easy) Ideal for bands with weak trombone sections.
Toccata from L'Orfeo
The opening fanfare from Claudio Monteverdi's historic 1607 opera. Ideal for beginning your concert! (Medium)

Kyrie Eleison

A transcription of a Baroque choral work. Ideal for teaching or performing. (Easy)

Concert F Warm Up

A complete warm-up method with step-by-step instructions.

Concert Tuner in B-flat

Concert Tuner in E-flat

Concert Tuner in F

Written expressly for use on-stage, Concert Tuners will help your band tune, adjust balance, and focus on the upcoming performance. Choose according to key of your first concert piece. (Very Easy)
  A complete series of method books for improving your concert band through the practical use of scales, unison etudes, and chorales.
 
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