Tagged: Beginning Band, suggestions
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nafmeadminI am looking for some music for my 6th grade band to play. They will first take up their instrument in September, and have a concert in January and June. They will have band every other day for about 45 minutes. I am looking for real beginner band music, but the term “beginner band” seems to refer to anyone playing music level 1-2. First concert they will probably be playing level 1/2. And level 1 in June. I can’t find any lists with level 1/2 music. I’m looking for recommendations for actual good music at that level?
nafmeadminI have been teaching beginning band for some time now so here are some suggestions for where to look for music.
Curnow Beginning Band Collection
Queenwood Beginning Band Books
Shortcuts for Begining Band
Belwin Beginning Band Kits
Concert Favorites-Essential Elements
Standard of Excellence Concert Favorites
Also look at the Teaching Through Performance for Beginning Bands and look through JW Pepper.
nafmeadminHere are a few of my favorites at those two levels. The JW Pepper Basic Library list at the Beginning and Very Easy levels would also be good to look at.
Grade 1/2
Defender of Time, Rob Grice
High Adventure, Paul Lavender
Relics of the Past, Sean O’Laughlin
The Argonauts, Mike Hannickel
Thunderbolt Peak, Timothy Johnson
Grade 1
A Shaker Hymn, John O’Reilly
African Folk Trilogy, Anne McGinty
Anasazi John Edmonson
Northridge Overture, John O’Reilly
Theme and Variations, Timothy Loest
nafmeadminMrs. Carroll, I hope things are going well for you! I just got my band music library catalogued and found that Sandy Feldstein & John O’Reilly collaborated on some really easy pieces. I think most of it is older by now, and was published by Alfred. Good luck!
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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