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Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 12:29 pm
by TexTuba
Hmm..
Southwest Saga
Portrait of a Clown
Light Cavalry Overture(watered down)
Barbarosa
The last three are middle school pieces, whereas Southwest is challenging middle school-easy high school stuff.
Ralph
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 12:49 pm
by Gorilla Tuba
There is a recent article that lists this by John Stevenson in the Instrumentalist:
John R. Stevenson, Most Recommended Band Music on 25 States' Selective Lists, as published in the Instrumentalist, September 2004, pp. 18-22.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 2:07 pm
by Cameron Gates
When I was teaching I found a watered down version of Chorale and Shaker Dance by (squoooz the spelling) John Zedechlik. The title is Chorale and Shaker Dance II. It is a great grade 3.
Cameron Gates
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:18 pm
by Ames0325
Flourish for Band-- Vaughn Williams
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 6:56 pm
by leedummer
And John Zdechlik is a noted MINNESOTA composer.
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:29 am
by Stefan
The best way to find this out is to look at your state's official band festival list. There are lots of good pieces at a level 2-3. Find out what other directors are doing in that grade level. With my 8th grade this year we did Rhythm of the Winds by Frank Erickson - very good. Go to the Manhattan music web site and look for stuff arranged by Margolis. He does a good job and a lot of his stuff are on lists. Like "Fanfare, Ode, and Festival" and "Battle Pavane". Very good writing.
Stefan
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:52 am
by eaborst
Don't forget to play marches. There are some great Sousa, Fillmore, and other ones that would fit your group.
Alex Borst