Around the Circle

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.