Sinister, dark, and downright creepy... your beginners will love it! This piece uses nothing more complex than two eighth notes with no dotted notes or syncopations. The ranges are conservative so it can be ready to play on that very first fall concert.
The title explains just what is going to happen as you open with this thriller for young band. Rob Foster shows an intimate knowledge of the grade 1 band and its capabilities. It is equally at home as an opener or closer for your concert.
The title explains just what is going to happen as you open with this thriller for young band. Rob Foster shows an intimate knowledge of the grade 1 band and its capabilities. It is equally at home as an opener or closer for your concert. (2:00)
Riding in a sleigh across snowy fields and roadways seems hard-wired into our consciousness. Even if we've never experienced it, it seems as real as anything! The snap of the cold, the crack of the whip, the sound of bells on horses ...all are captured in
Limited ranges, safe doublings, and even an opportunity to let the percussion section shine make this perfect for your first concert. It captures the spirit of the Olympics with grade level appropriate music yet has all of the majesty and pageantry of the
The spoken word is an excellent tool for teaching rhythm. Combined with an easily mastered musical vocabulary, it can lead a group to an excellent performance now and in the future. Alligator Stomp by Robert E. Foster admirably fits that niche and tells a story at the same time. It is pedagogically sound, programmatically interesting---and just plain fun. (2:00)