So far, so good. The sequence is matching all that I taught in the fall semester, since I only bought it at Christmas. Really is engaging the kids!

I'm using it for my 1st year 5th graders. It stays within five notes. Independent low brass line for counting basic quarters and half notes. Students like it. Accessible percussion rhythms. As title suggests , reinforces quarter rests.

One of the most appreciated title during our pre-summer exhibition!

It sounds like Final Fantasy battle music.

I work with a homeschool band and we don’t always have standard instrumentation in our groups. This selection is a fun piece that is a great representation of a march/galop (a.k.a. Circus march). It works at a slower tempo, but is especially fun at a bright tempo mm=132) Written in 2/4, it provides easier reading for students who may struggle with cut-time. The arrangement is adaptable for flexible instrumentation, but provides full voicing/ harmonies, melody lines, dynamics and figurations that provide teaching points for technique and performance of the march style. We are enjoying learning it for our Spring Concert.

Our advanced band is playing this (7th and 8th graders) for our spring concert while our K-4 kids sing. Perfect arrangement. Thank you!

Really nice chart, great lines and a great melody. There is a written solo that works as-is or as a jump off point for a younger soloist.

This is an exciting piece with interesting parts throughout the band. A slow middle section features some woodwind solos, followed by a dramatic ending! Fun and challenging yet manageable for an intermediate HS Band or upper level Middle School group. Doubled parts allow for retaining a solid sound with limited instrumentation.

I purchased Desert Wind. The song is very level appropriate. My 8th grade band is really looking forward to getting to work. It is in a similar style to Morning Sun, which was a previous 8th grade bands favorite song.

Love this arrangement. The ending is definitely a bit of a challenge.

I really like this piece. Pretty simple and quick to learn.

Very nice arrangement. I really like the way it moves between the woodwinds and brass in the melodty.

We have 4 rehearsals left for the year. We held a Year 4 Band program in Term 3 and at the rehearsal today we had a sudden influx of 7 flutes, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones. This piece was brilliant. Most new members had a real feeling of success and we will be able to perform this before the year ends. Highly recommend.

I really like this arrangement - it's great for beginners! My group of beginners sounded really good and enjoyed this song a lot at our Winter Concert.

Easily accessible for younger players and sounds great too! The solo improve section is great for students to explore improve solos.