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Primus
(YCB7) May
be used after P. 15 of Primer or P. 9
of Book 1
Primus has the most limited range and
technical demands of any piece in the
series. It only uses 5 notes Concert Bb
to F and is a great first performance
piece.
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Name
That Christmas Carol
(YCB1) - P. 10
Name That Christmas Carol, which uses
only 6 notes from concert Bb to G, is
designed to be an audience participation
game that will add some fun to your first
Christmas concert.
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Christmas
Surprise
(YCB17) - P.12
Christmas Surprise is a perfect composition
for your first Christmas Concert. It only
uses the first 7 notes introduced in most
beginning band methods; concert Bb to
G plus the low A. This arrangement uniquely
combines Jingle Bells and Jolly Old Saint
Nicholas with Haydn’s Surprise Symphony.
It also includes a unique section where
the band sings.
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Prestige
March
(YCB5) - P. 13
Prestige is designed to introduce March
style and form to the young band. Although
it only contains the first 7 notes found
in most band methods, Concert A to G,
it provides a meaningful march experience.
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Geology:
The Study of Rock
(YCB8) - P. 15
Geology: The Study of Rock combines a
rock bass line, percussion groove and
a melody with a little twist into a fun
to play crowd-pleasing composition.
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Festival
Chorale and March
(YCB12) - P. 16
Festival Chorale and March is design to
reinforce newly learned eighth note rhythms
and to give students a contest/festival
style piece that will improve their musicianship.
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Achievement
(YCB2) - P. 17
Achievement is a chorale and march using
the first 7 notes found in most beginning
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Sentinel
(YCB16) - P. 21
Sentinel is designed to reinforce the
key of Eb after the note concert Ab is
learned. It contains contemporary harmonies,
tuneful melodies and exciting percussion. |
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A
Natural Blues
(YCB3) - P. 22
A
Natural Blues is composed in a traditional
12 bar blues form. The use of the A natural
is a perfect way to reinforce this note
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Honor
March
(YCB19) - P. 22
Honor March is written to introduce the
March form and style to young musicians.
Playing marches is part of the heritage
of the band and is an importance style
that the students should learn to play.
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Reflections
(YCB4)
- P. 24
Reflections combines chorale-style playing
with contemporary harmonies. It is a perfect
piece to reinforce the teaching of phrasing
and overall musical performance.
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Christmas
Stomp
(YCB26) – P. 27
Christmas Stomp is a perfect composition
for a beginning band’s Christmas
Concert. It features three percussion
soloists that play on different sounding
buckets. The piece is written in a swing
style, which will make it more enjoyable
to play.
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Flourish
(YCB10) - P. 30
Flourish is a great concert opener or
closer. This fanfare style piece is perfect
for contests and festivals and excellent
for teaching form.
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Antiphony
(YCB13) - P. 31
Antiphony is a serious composition that
will highlight your budding percussionists.
This bold and harmonically progressive
piece has an extensive percussion section
that is placed antiphonally around the
band to give the piece a stereophonic
effect. |
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Impressions
(YCB29) – P. 31
Impressions is a heartfelt composition
in a lyrical style. Beautiful melodies
are given numerous orchestrational and
harmonic treatments to create a musical
journey that will be pleasing to performers
and audiences.
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Legends
(YCB22) - P.31
Legends is designed to reinforce eighth-note
patterns and 3/4 time. The composition
is a perfect contest/festival style piece
and as the title implies, is reminiscent
of swashbuckling heroes. |
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Talons
of Fire
(YCB28) – P. 31
Talons of Fire is an aggressive, energetic
contest style composition that everyone
will enjoy performing. It contains bold
fanfares, strong percussion interjections
and angular rhythms that will be thrilling
for students and audience alike.
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Elite
March
(YCB24) – P. 33
Elite March is written to introduce the
march form and style to young musicians.
Playing marches is part of the heritage
of the band and is an importance style
that students should learn to play. The
form of this composition includes the
traditional modulation to the subdominant
at the Trio. |
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Jupiter
(YCB11) - P. 35
Jupiter the famous Gustav Holst composition
is arranged for flute or clarinet or alto
saxophone soloist with band accompaniment
or it can be played by band alone.
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Symphony
No. 1 Theme
(YCB25) – P. 35
The Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 Theme
is designed to give your best players
an opportunity to play a solo with band
accompaniment. This solo is the same one
that appears on page 36, book 1 of The
Yamaha Advantage® for oboe, bassoon,
alto clarinet, tenor saxophone and horn.
This arrangement also includes solo parts
for Flute, Clarinet and Alto Saxophone.
This piece can also be performed by band
alone. |
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The
Ash Grove
(YCB18) - P. 35
The Ash Grove is designed to give your
best trumpet, trombone, baritone or tuba
player an opportunity to play a solo with
band accompaniment. It should serve as
the culmination of study for the soloist
at the completion of any method book 1.
The piece also has all of the solo material
cued in the band so if a soloist is not
available you can perform this piece with
band alone. |
