YOUNG BAND MUSIC ANALYSIS FORM & 28 SAMPLES (resource for band directors) by Brian Harris Concert Band - Digital Sheet Music

YOUNG BAND MUSIC ANALYSIS FORM & 28 SAMPLES

_______________________________YOUNG BAND MUSIC ANALYSIS FORM & 28 SAMPLES is a resource for band directors to evaluate concert band works written at the Grade 1 and 2 level.This 31-page document contains detailed analyses of 28 published works as well as a blank Analysis Form for personal/school library use. Each analysis addresses part ranges, rhythm difficulties, key and time signatures and other useful information to assist you in selecting music that works for your band.The works analyzed include:McGinty - All the Pretty Little Horses Beethoven/Curnow - Allegretto from Sym. #7 McGinty - Atlantis Clark - Bartok Suite Wagner - Brother James' Air Curnow - Canadian Sketches McBeth - Canto Bach/Daehn- Chorale and Fugue in F Major Sweeney - Distant Horizons Del Borgo- English Folk Suite Holst/Bullock - In the Bleak Midwinter Curnow - Irish Legends Hilliard - Japanese Festival Grundman - Kentucky 1800 Smith - Liturgical Fanfare Erickson - Norwegian Folk Song Suite Daehn - Nottingham Castle Gliere/Williams - Russian Sailor's Dance Story - Sakura Schumann/Bulla – The Schumann Suite Johnson - Shalom Chaverim Ployhar - Shenandoah Ployhar - Simple Gifts Daehn – A Song for Friends Handel/Kinyon- A Suite of Baroque Dances Jutras - Three Folk Miniatures Broege - Train Heading West Byrd/Fenske – La Volta NOTE: The audio attached to this listing is Cheltenham March (Grade 2) by Brian Harris. To learn about purchasing the piece, click here. It is not included in the above analyses. (BcP-TM)ALSO USEFUL: COMPOSERS OF GREAT WORKS FOR BAND is a text resource of single-page "life outlines" for 14 composers who contributed significant works to the wind repertoire. Information regarding each composer's life milestones and events, along with numerous anecdotes and trivia, are a perfect source for creating concert notes/comments or using as study handouts for students. ($4.99 - click-here for more info)_______________________________AUTHOR: Now retired, Brian Harris holds the Ph.D. in Music Education from the Florida State University and was a college and public school band director for over 30 years. _______________________________