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from The Danserye. The Battle Pavan is strong in its harmonic and melodic simplicity and transcribes particularly well for the beginning wind band. Duration: 2:30

Percussion feature. 'Glock Around the Clock' really gives your Percussion section something to work on! It describes the busy day in the life your Glockenspiel player, who never has quite enough time for everything. The day begins with the ticking clock (temple blocks) then the alarm goes (triangle), to be wound up again (guiro). A sort of Perpetuum Mobile is started by the Glock - always in a hurry ... never enough time ... caught in the traffic (klaxon)... even the cuckoo clock somehow becomes discordent. A lot of hustle and bustle - with just a hing of Bill Haley and His Comets! Duration 4:00 Very Easy

The music of the Beatles never grows old. Here is a very easy version of one of their early hits, expertly scored by Johnnie Vinson

Here are the main themes from this blockbuster animated movie in a skillfully arranged version even beginning groups can enjoy.

Flamenco for Band. Flamenco is a style of music, usually played on the guitar to accompany dancing and singing, that has its home in Andalusia in southern Spain. It has its roots in the years of Moorish rule of the region (711-1492) although the modern flamenco style dates only from the 18th century. La Caracola (which is the Spanish name for the triton sea shell) is an annual festival of flamenco that takes place around the region’s capital, Seville, annually in May. This piece does not contain any traditional flamenco melodies but does capture wonderfully the colour, passion and energy of this seductive music in a ‘must-have’ work for Beginner Bands. Duration: 2:10

Whilst making no claims to be stylistically authentic, this little piece aims to capture the infectious spirit of mariachi, a word whose origins are lost in the mists of time, but which describes not only the performers (on guitars, vihuelas, violins, trumpets and harp) but also the music itself. Their music speaks of love, passion, politics, life in the country and revolutionary heroes but is unerringly uplifting in style and immediately recognisable as the spirit of Mexico. Duration 1:30

(The Medallion Calls; The Black Pearl)

From Warner Bros. Pictures' The Polar Express

Christmas

From the hit movie: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, this good-natured and tuneful march appears as the main theme. Duration: 2'00'