Band

In this compilation of 12 concert band selections for young players, you will find selections from Curnow's best authors. With all these titles in one volume, you can now spend less of your valuable time sorting out music, and it will also be easier for the students to keep track of the music.

An easy and enjoyable pre-grade 1 offering, you'll want to program this new work by Timothy Johnson for your upcoming holiday concert. It makes a nice contrast to other Christmas fare, while serving well as a teaching piece for things like staccato and accented articulations, dynamic subtleties, simple slurred passages, and many other details that will help you raise your young band's maturity level. Written with your developing musician's success in mind, this is one you are sure to like.

Tender and expressive! Two of the most popular setting of the Away in a Manger text give that audience pause to reflect on the meaning of the season. This is one of those beautiful arrangements that is a worthwhile endeavor for bands at every level of ability. Younger groups can work on shaping phrases, balancing chords, blending the ensemble and so much more, while advanced groups have the mastery to explore their own deeply expressive and freely conducted interpretation. For groups in the middle, remember, it's always good to include a performance piece that does not require too much note chasing so the subtler aspects of the musical art can be examined and reinforced.