I’ve never been great with a “scale of the week.” Inspired by the writings of Ed Lisk, I created this scale sheet and we would work on all the scales when we worked on scales.
I. The Wild Rider II. The Poor Orphan Child III. War Song The Wild Rider, The Poor Orphan Child, and War Song are each taken from Robert Schumann’s (1810-1856) “Album for the Young,” Op. 68. Schumann originally composed these works for his...
A perfect audience participation arrangement for performances for young children. Using only the most common 6/8 rhythms, it also serves as a nice introduction to 6/8 time for young bands and is an easy read for more experienced ensembles!
For the 2000-2001 McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band, Skokie, Illinois Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) is primarily known as the organ virtuoso that J. S. Bach once walked more than 200 miles to hear perform. Bach admired Buxtehude and was heavily influenced...
This arrangement of America the Beautiful is easily one of my most popular and most performed works. Playable with just band, it also works very well as a combined band and choir piece.