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l Project MarsMichael Story. The mysterious
red planet has been an object of fascination and
intrigue throughout history. The expressive music
of this original work expresses those feelings,
including a tip of the hat to Gustav Holst's revered
melody. Opening and closing with a distinct
fanfare, the solidly scored overture will spotlight
your beginners and provide an outstanding cross-
curricular teaching opportunity.
10601506 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 51.00
10601507 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00
l Promise of a New SunriseDavid Shaffer.
With a glorious new sunrise soon to be born,
this spectacular festival piece blossoms with all
the brilliance of a new sunlit day. A broad and
powerful fanfare-like opening quickly subsides
into a simple lonely trumpet melody. As the phrase
builds, woodwinds and brass are added, providing
active countermelodies and beautiful harmonic
progressions. The conclusion restates the original
melody in rhythmic half time with percussion fueling
the energy for a dramatic finish.
10609567 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 46.00
10609568 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
4 A Quiet SongJames Swearingen. Absolutely
breathtaking, this expressive piece was created
especially for young bands by this experienced
band composer. Swearingen's ability to make a
band sound mature beyond their years is evident
- we've all come to appreciate his talent for
exceptional writing. Be sure to include this musical
gem on your next concert.
10609451 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 44.00
10609452 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
l Rising WatersMark Connor. The rain won't
stop, the water is rising and time is running out!
This creative selection perfectly captures the feeling
of urgency through energetic rhythmic interplay and
underlying active percussion. Written for beginning
band using only the first six notes, this dramatic
music has plenty to teach young musicians while
keeping everyone on the edge of their seats!
10609577 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 50.00
10609578 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
Salvation Is CreatedPavel Tschesnokoff/arr.
Story. One of the most enduring and beautiful
chorales ever written, it's been used in numerous
settings since being written in 1912. The extremely
emotional and musical nature of the piece has
made it a concert favorite and now in this playable
setting, it can be performed and enjoyed on an even
larger scale.
10311574 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 56.00
10311579 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Scorpion!Richard L. Saucedo. With relentless
rhythmic drive and powerful-sounding themes,
here is an exciting piece for second-year players.
Utilizing a single tempo and no syncopation, this
is a great tool for teaching rhythmic security and
ensemble balance.
10373878 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10373879 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
n SerenadeRobert Sheldon. Provide your young
band with a gentle and poignant moment on
your next concert. This lovely and lyrical offering
contains subtle, yet dramatic shifts in tonality that
create interest and momentum in this tuneful and
sensitive composition.
10515910 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 49.00
10515911 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
n Shepherd's HeyPercy Aldridge Grainger/arr. De
Stefano. Using only six notes, this arrangement of
Shepherd's Hey retains the wonderful character of
Grainger's setting while staying accessible to even
the least experienced of students. The light style
and energy of the piece makes this an exciting
selection for your next concert program.
10312608 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 40.00
10312609 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
n Skygazer FanfareRandall D. Standridge.
Syncopated rhythms, layered percussion, and a
sense of forward motion are all used in this concert
band work to create an exciting soundscape for
young musicians. Careful attention has been paid to
range and scoring to create a work that is attainable
by smaller ensembles and will create a resonant full
sound for larger ensembles as well.
10515914 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 48.00
10515915 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
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Softly Speaks the NightCarol Brittin Chambers.
Lush with a beautiful simplicity best describes this
touching original ballad. It's important that students
play sensitive and melodic music like this in order to
improve their expressive playing and musicianship.
With limited technical demands, it allows you to
stretch your students musically and is well worth
the effort.
10616323 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 58.00
10616324 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
l SonatinaRobert Sheldon. This pensive yet
tuneful composition was written to honor the life
and memory of a middle school band member. It's
technically accessible by most first- or second-year
bands and provides an emotional depth that makes
it an excellent vehicle for expressive growth and
development. Musically profound and meaningful.
10604460 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 49.00
10604461 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00
n A Song for FriendsLarry Daehn. This slow,
lyrical piece is excellent for teaching blend and
melodic line. A simple, moving melody and a
simple, moving tribute to friendship!
2389294 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 36.00
2403525 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00
5935754 CD-Teaching Music Through
Performance in Beginning Band,
Vol. 1, 3-CD Set. . . . . . . . . . . 39.50
n Southwindarr. Michael Sweeney. Composed
in the 1700s, this traditional Irish lament of
homesickness has become a tender and beloved
melody appearing on countless recordings. Also
known as The Wind from the South or An Gaoth
Aneas, this setting for second-year players provides
melody for all sections of the band along with subtle
and tasteful harmonic variants.
10521206 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10521207 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
4 Spirit of the StallionBrian Balmages. Inspired
by the powerful and magnificent stallion, the music
conjures sentiments of pride, strength, daring and
sheer power of will. Through simple yet compelling
meter changes, one can feel the stallion galloping
as it goes through a series of changing moods -
from bold to graceful and fierce to humble. A truly
spirited work!
10607800 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 45.00
10607801 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
l The Tears of ArizonaBrian Balmages.
Commissioned to commemorate the 75th
anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the music
begins very solemnly, referring to the "tears" of oil
that continue to be shed daily by the sunken ship.
The section The Pride of Arizona moves past the
tears and to the pride of the crew members and the
feeling of the "spirit of aloha." Percussion loosely
imitates the groove of a luau, yet is juxtaposed
with moments of pause and reflection. The final
statement feels incomplete, reminding the audience
that the tears have not stopped flowing. Magical!
10607812 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 50.00
10607813 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
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The TempestRobert W. Smith. This exciting
work is guaranteed to make your beginners sound
like pros! The brass has a strong, rugged sound
underneath rhythmic woodwind ostinatos, and the
piece easily comes together to display all the fury
of a tempest! This would make a great opener for
any young band concert, and your audience will
be amazed at how good The Tempest makes your
group sound!
2321453 Band Set & Score. . . . . . . . . . 56.00
2321461 Additional Score. . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
l Connecting Practice, Measurement, and Evaluation—
Timothy S. Brophy, Jeffrey H. Marlatt & Gary Ritcher. The 5th International
Symposium on Assessment in Music Education brought participants together
from all over the world to compare each others' work, establish collaborations
and professional networks, and shape new directions for research in this
important area of music education. As music educators across the world
come to terms with increased expectations for accountability, the scholars and
practitioners who have contributed to this volume provide insight to guide their
work. Four keynote addresses and 37 papers in this volume document music
assessment practice and the measurement and evaluation of music learning
across the world in local, state, and national contexts at all levels.
10627066 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.95
Grading for Musical Excellence (Making Music an Essential Part of
Your Grades)—Paul Kimpton & Ann Kimpton. Remarkable and practical,
this workbook challenges music educators to examine their grading procedures
for fairness and clarity and help motivate students to improve and achieve
musically. Exercises and reflective questions encourage educators to work
as a team to assess the current grading system and move to the next level by
incorporating the latest research about grading and connecting to Common Core
standards. An essential resource for educators!
10347514 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.95
Musicianship-Focused Curriculum and Assessment—
Colleen Conway. An in-depth guide to lesson and rehearsal planning that
provides a concise method for aligning music instruction with the Core Arts
Standards while continuing to focus on active music making. Part One defines
the field of curriculum and assessment, Part Two presents various approaches
to designing curricula, including incorporating twenty-first-century skills and the
Common Core. Part Three combines these ideas with various approaches to
music teaching, including Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze, Suzuki, and Music Learning
Theory. Part Four addresses curriculum and assessment in early childhood, adult
music learning, English language learners, preparation for adjudicated events,
preservice education, in-service education, and technology. A complete guide
that will help every music teacher hone and polish assessment goals.
10495599 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.95
Performance Assessment in Band—Wendy Barden.
Performance Assessment in Band by Wendy Barden makes assessment easy
with 48 pages of practical, proven techniques and customizable forms that will
help teachers engage and motivate students, measure and transform learning,
and maximize the effectiveness of every rehearsal. The result: skilled, energized
musicians and better bands and orchestras!
10089752 Hardcover Book - One Book for All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
Planning Instruction in Music—Frank Abrahams & Ryan John.
This handbook is designed to help music educators develop effective objectives,
lesson plans, and assessments for their students, greatly improving successful
classroom, instrumental, and choral instruction. Sample objectives, assessment
ideas, and lesson plan templates designed to show how meaningful instruction
can be put into action. Music educators will be able to easily adapt these
examples in the handbook to their own classrooms, providing music educators
with more accountability results to show administrators while achieving effective
and meaningful teaching.
10495598 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.95
Scale Your Way to Music Assessment (The Ultimate Guide
to Creating a Quality Music Program)—Paul Kimpton &
Delwyn Harnisch. Scale Your Way to Music Assessment is a hands-on,
step-by-step action plan for using assessment to improve your teaching and
your students' performances. Designed for instrumental, choral and general
music programs in grades K-12, it describes in detail how to teach students to
become accurate and consistent assessors of musical performance as they learn
how to set goals for practicing and improving group performance. Published
with a sturdy spiral binding, this useful book is well-organized in ten chapters,
covering a wide range of topics: defining musical skills, collecting data, test
writing, assessment software, state and national standards, school district
goals, and more. Also included are six extensive appendices with actual written
and listening tests, outlines of a four-year testing program for band, choir and
orchestra, a listing of websites and email addresses, and a glossary of terms.
The accompanying CD-ROM includes sample data, tests, music examples and
reference material. Everything you need to develop a quality music assessment
program is right here in this exceptional resource!
10062956 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
Tools for Powerful Student Evaluation—Susan R. Farrell. This book
presents a practical source of authentic assessment strategies for music educators.
Includes over 70 pages of tasks and charts for assessing the learning process as
well as the product. With today's school systems demanding student accountability
in all disciplines, this text provides music teachers with information regarding:
assessment and its purpose, classroom conditions necessary for authentic
assessment, choosing assessment strategies, understanding and developing
scoring criteria, and descriptions of several alternative types of assessment.
5597331 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95
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