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FJH Starter Series — Introduction to Beginning Band
Ideal for the first several months of instruction. These pieces are a comfortable length for students (about a half page of music) and are playable with as few as five instruments. All instruments are limited to a 6-note diatonic range. Several supplemental exercises are included to help teach different elements of each piece.

Grade .5


American Folk Song Portrait
Timothy Loest
B1266

Aruba Tuba
Timothy Loest
B1290

Attack of the Garden Gnomes
Timothy Loest
B1427

Battle of the Samurai
Timothy Loest
B1364

Casey's Last Run
Timothy Loest
B1447

Chariot Race
William Owens
B1395

Chisholm
William Owens
B1461
Conquest
Brian Balmages
B1157

Country Caper
Rob Grice
B1286

Court of the Noble Trumpeteers
Timothy Loest
B1198

Cowboy Cattle Drive
Timothy Loest
B1361

Creatures in the Attic
Brian Balmages
B1451

Curtain Up!
Complete Concert
Starter Series Vol. 1
B1495

Dance of the Jabberwocky
Rob Grice
B1337

Diary of a Grumpy Elf
Timothy Loest
B1482
Fanfare Heroica
Brian Balmages
B1480

Fanfare on Ode to Joy
Arranged by William Owens
B1425

Gentle Winds
Timothy Loest
B1409

Hallelujah Chorus
Arranged by Timothy Loest
B1415

Jingle Bell Tones
Arranged by Brian Balmages
B1206

March of the Champions
Timothy Loest
B1464
Midnight Madness
(from Midnight Suite)
Brian Balmages
B1329

Midnight Mission
(from Midnight Suite)
Brian Balmages
B1269

Midnight Sky
(from Midnight Suite)
Brian Balmages
B1321

Miramar Fanfare
Brian Balmages
B1156

The Nutcracker
(Overture and Trepak)
Arranged by Brian Balmages
B1360

Pegasus
William Owens
B1365

Quest of the Black Knight
Timothy Loest
B1344

Rise to Power
Rob Grice
B1243

Samba La Bamba
William Owens
B1276

Santa on the Housetop
Arranged by William Owens
B1294

Slideways
Timothy Loest
B1223

Starsplitter Fanfare
Brian Balmages
B1390

"Synergy" March
William Owens
B1325

Each piece in this series:

Uses a maximum of the first 6 notes that most students learn to play
Is playable with as few as one flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, and trombone
Includes 3-4 supplementary exercises which teach important concepts to help students learn from and perform the piece
Is moderate in length, as most beginning students are not yet able to play a full page of music
Includes well-written parts for all instruments

 

 

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