Links to Recordings of Songs:

Introductory Band:
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Coming Soon!
Intermediate Band:
O Canada - David Marlatt
Listen at: Alfred Music - O Canada

HALLOWEEN 2024:
Scary Had a Little Lamb - Carol Britten Chambers

Waltz of the Wraiths - Matt Conaway

Flight of the Banshee - Roland Barrett

Enchantment - Brian Balmages





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Christmas Songs For Band Kids:
Jingle Bells
Up On The Housetop
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Deck the Halls
The First Noel
Go Tell it On The Mountain
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Away In A Manger
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Joy To The World
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
What Child Is This
Angels We Have Heard On High​
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
White Christmas
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Frosty The Snowman
Let it Snow

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Music Monday
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Marching Band:
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Famous Instrumental Artist Recordings

This list contains links to recordings done by famous instrumental artists in each Instrument area! Have a listen to some famous people who play the same instrument as you!

​https://www.dallasbrass.com/resources

https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/instrumental-recordings-list-for-band/

Band students have been sharing their favorite musical excerpts featuring their instruments in class.
Here is a list of the ones we have watched so far in 2021-2022!

Cool things to check out:

The Berlin Philharmonic has some free concerts in their Digital Concert Hall!
Check out one of the best Symphonies in the world!
https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home

Some of my favorite pieces if you search by Composer under the "Concert" Tab are:
 1. Mussorgsky, Modest = Pictures at an Exhibition
2. Mahler, Gustav  = Symphony #1 - All, but especially movement III - See if you can hear the tune "Frere Jacques" but in a minor key
3. Mahler, Gustav  = Symphony #2 - All, but especially movement I - Count how many upright basses are playing!
4. Mendelssohn, Felix = Midsummer's Night Dream - Overture 
5. Berlioz, Hector =  Symphonie Fantastique - movement V
6. Dvorak, Antonin =  New World Symphony - All of it! Seriously, it sounds like movie music but if you only listen to part - try mvt II
7. Grieg, Edvard = Peer Gynt Suite - I bet you will recognize parts of all movements - especially Movement IV
8. Dukas, Paul = The Sorcerer's Apprentice
9. Ravel, Maurice = Bolero - Its a one movement, 15 minute piece. Listen for the repetition, how does the composer keep it from becoming tedious?
10. Bizet, George = Carmen: Excerpts - Found in the Dec 31 2018 New Years Concert conducted by Daniel Barenboim 

You don't have to listen to the whole concert, if you scroll beneath the video you can click on the piece you want to listen to; and on the video the yellow markers show the different movements if you want to listen to only a specific one. Movements are usually written in roman numerals.

The New York Philharmonic Another amazing ensemble to check out!
https://nyphil.org/playson

The Metropolitan Opera sometimes streams Opera's for FREE!
https://www.metopera.org/

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