The 15 books in the series include books for flutes, oboes, Bb clarinets, bassoons, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, French horns, Bb trumpets, trombones, mallet percussion, percussion, violins, violas, and cellos. A Conductor's Score/Piano Book is also available.

Each tune is named for a different hour of the day and at the start of each tune is a word describing the mood for that time of day. This helps motivate students and makes it fun as they try to express these moods when playing the music.

What a Day! is specially designed for school music teachers and private music teachers. Read Reviews. Great for small or large ensembles. What a Day! features:

What a Year! (Easy Medium.)

A collection of 12 duets which can be played by 2 or more of the same instrument or by any combination of instruments. Read Reviews

Books are available for flutes, oboes, Bb clarinets, bassoons, Bb saxophones, Eb saxophones, horns in F, Bb trumpets, trombones, accordions, violins, violas, cellos, basses, and percussion. Each tune inspired by and composed during the month of its title. Young students like to play their birthday months!

This series offers wide versatility in teaching and playing situations. Teachers can play duets with their students and students can play together in small or large ensembles.

The duets in What a Year! introduce students to a variety of rhythms, repeats, endings, phrasings, expressions, dynamics, and articulations using standard meters. These duets prepare students for the more advanced collection of duets in What a Week!

What a Week! (Medium.)

A collection of 7 duets which can be played by 2 or more of the same instrument or by any combination of instruments. Read Reviews

Books are available for flutes, oboes, Bb clarinets, bassoons, Bb saxophones, Eb saxophones, horns in F, Bb trumpets, trombones, accordions, violins, violas, cellos, basses, and percussion. Each tune, named for one day of the week, was written on the day of its title.

Teachers can play duets with their students and students can play together in small or large ensembles. The duets cover the basics of musicianship. The many types of rhythms, meters, dynamics, phrasings, articulations, embellishments, expressions, repeats, and endings in the tunes give students a wide range of experience.

Students can also learn more about major scales as the tunes are written in 8 of the major scales with a key change in one of the 7 tunes. One tune is a 12-bar blues with chords marked to help students learn the progression.

Beginning Wind Ensemble

Chimpanzee (Easy.)

A delightful tune for beginning players. Perfect for teachers looking for fun music for their young students. Score and parts for flutes 1 and 2, Bb clarinet 1 and 2, alto saxophone 1 and 2, trumpet 1 and 2, trombone 1 and 2, and percussion. One page per part. Three of each part plus score per order. More parts can be ordered. Available with or without percussion.

Parade of the Planets (Easy Medium.)

Our new band composition is fun for wind players with a little experience. Great for teachers looking for something new for young students. Score and parts for flutes 1 and 2, Bb clarinet 1 and 2, alto saxophone 1 and 2, trumpet 1 and 2, optional trombone 1 and 2, and percussion. One page per part. Three of each part plus score per order. More parts can be ordered. Available with or without percussion.

Mix and Match Collections

Books in the Fun and Easy Christmas Favorites series are available for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, alto sax, tenor sax, French horn, trumpet, trombone, mallet percussion, and percussion.

The bottom stave of the percussion book is for snare and bass drum. The top stave is for various combinations of these hand percussion instruments: triangle, cymbal, tambourine, sleigh bells, cow bell, maracas, claves, and wood block.

A band conductor's score/piano book is also available. The solos in this book show the chord changes of each tune for quick reference.

Fun and Easy Christmas Favorites is also available for strings with all tunes in keys of G and D.

Holidays in Harmony (Medium.)

Enjoy Holidays in Harmony, a collection of wonderful new arrangements of holiday tunes popular in this country along with one brand new holiday tune and 5 popular tunes from other countries. Each book in this series includes all 4 parts for the 12 tunes. The tunes can be played as solos, duets, in 3-part harmony, or in 4-part harmony.

These books are available in the Holidays in Harmony series:

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