Open Your Ears! Get Into the Music! Listen!
Here's great way to study your music.
Sit back, take out your sheet music, listen to the excerpts, and follow
along with the audio track. Then, take out your instrument and finger or
play along. What can you call this activity now?
Don't forget to record this time on your Practice Card!
For complete recordings of most of these songs, please bring
a blank CD-R to Mrs. Garvin and she will burn you a copy
Audio Downloads
This stately fanfare really captures the spirit of Olympia, birthplace of
the Olympic Games! A powerful opening and broad colorful chords throughout,
give this piece an impressive regal sound. This one calls for two mallet
players (bells, vibraphone, or 2 bells) but the parts are very accessible
and there is an optional advanced snare drum part that can be played with
the simpler version. Great selection for younger bands!
Olympia
Your band will like the catchy themes of this sparkling overture! Colorful
harmonies and lots of exact repetition make it musically rewarding yet easy
to learn. An excellent choice for beginning bands!
Crater Lake Overture
Another super piece from Robert Smith! Driving, rhythmic, modal, powerful,
and featuring lots of percussion...all the elements you need to make your
group sound fantastic! Based on Native American imagery from the
Southwest, "Tanoan Echoes" moves along at a fast pace with lots of accented
melodies that young players can really lean into. There are enough parts
included to keep even the biggest percussion sections busy, and that's one
of the reasons that this piece has such a distinctive flavor. Really
exciting!
Tanoan Echoes
This is one of Challenger Band's festival pieces. The other two are not
available online. If you would like a copy of Drammatico, Mrs. Garvin can
tranfer it to a CD or USB drive you bring in.
Two tuneful English folk melodies are combined in this well-scored number
for young bands. An attractive choice for festival performance!
Two British Folk Songs
Here is an action-packed overture written in the classic style. Beginning
slowly, the pace picks up and is maintained until just before the bold
conclusion.
Drammatico
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