Compositions - Grade .5 to 1.5

Country Caper - Grade .5

Your band is sure to enjoy this fun work as they go leaping through the countryside in a musical journey that encounters everything from bold fanfares to a depiction of life down on the farm. This caper has something for everyone in an extremely accessible work!

Dance of the Jabberwocky - Grade .5

Inspired by a fictional character in one of the greatest of all nonsense poems by Lewis Carroll, this humorous depiction of the Jabberwocky includes trombone glissandi and a ratchet to add to the mayhem. A wonderful way to lighten your program with a work that is easy to put together and full of imagination! 

Rise to Power - Grade .5

Your students will feel the power as they perform this exciting beginning level piece by Rob Grice. The audience is sure to be impressed as your young instrumentalists perform music that makes them sound mature, but actually requires very limited technical ability. Great writing and a wonderful chance to get your students out of the method for their first concert!

Shine - Grade .5

Your beginning band will shine with this new work from the pen of Rob Grice. A wonderfully conceived melody combined with a light, yet active rhythmic setting combine to create a unique work that is an excellent teaching piece. Suitable for concert and festival performance, this piece will find a regular place in your beginning band repertoire.

Clash of the Warriors - Grade 1

A very easy beginning band composition. Introduces students to a little independence that is presented in such a way it is very easy for young musicians to understand and easy to learn. No clarinet crosses the break and the first trumpet's highest note is A. Playable with only flutes, clarinets, alto saxes, and trumpets.

Defeating the Giant - Grade 1

Energetic and exciting are only two of the words that describe Defeating the Giant, Rob Grice's latest addition to the beginning band repertoire. Your students will love to rehearse and perform this piece as they bring their vivid imaginations to life through music. An excellent teaching piece in the Rob Grice style, Defeating the Giant is sound programming for concert and festival alike.

Defender of Time (Concert Band) - Grade 1

Defender of Time was conceived as a concert piece to be performed within the first year of beginning instruction. This ominous work gives young players the experience of performing a mature-sounding composition with little technical demand. Only the first notes learned in most beginning method books are utilized in this exciting composition.

Defender of Time (String Orchestra) - Grade 1

A true concert work for players in the first year of beginning instruction! This ominous piece offers young string players the experience of performing a mature-sounding composition without technically demanding parts. Powerful dissonant harmonies and a pulsating rhythm create a feeling of power and excitement!

Dragon Slayer (Concert Band) - Grade 1

Using only six notes and note values no smaller than a quarter note, Rob Grice has managed to compose a piece that every beginning band student will want to play. Brake drum and gong contribute to the overall effect as your band embarks on its adventurous journey to a world where dragons roam free and no one is safe. Mild dissonance is approached very well — if you're looking to fire up your youngest players, this is your answer!

Dragon Slayer (String Orchestra) - Grade 1

Students and audiences will enjoy this exciting adventure into the world of the dragon slayer in this highly popular piece, which uses only D–B in all instruments (including the low E in cello and bass). Percussion and mild dissonance adds to the dark, medieval sound. Sure to be a favorite at your next concert!

Easy Street March - Grade 1

Your band will feel footloose and fancy-free when they play this cheerful little march. It uses only six notes and easy rhythms, making it a perfect selection for beginning players' very first concert.

Firestorm - Grade 1

This is an exciting hard driving composition that your students will love, and it is easy to play. The harmonies are interesting and different than many compositions, yet there are no accidentals in the entire work. Clarinets do not cross the break, and the 1st trumpet's highest note is A.

Gentle River - Grade 1

Gentle River is a lyrical ballad by Rob Grice that depicts the simple beauty of a river as it flows peacefully through a green valley. It offers the opportunity to teach younger musicians to play expressively while using legato and staccato articulations yet maintaining a blended and balanced ensemble sound. Wonderful teaching material for this Grade level.

Hunter's Mountain - Grade 1

Hunter's Mountain is an aggressive beginning band composition that was written to capture the energy and imagination of young musicians. With very limited demands, this composition offers young players a chance to perform with success in their early stage of development! Only the first six notes of the B-flat concert scale are utilized.