I'm trying to find the name of a song I played back in high school. It felt very american-frontier-y and about travelling in the west. We played it somewhere in the 2009-2011 range. It was an upbeat song with a constant trotting harmony basically the entire song (I was on french horn and had the off-beat of the trot the ENTIRE DAMN SONG). One of the main beats was fast and went something like bum (rest), bum (rest), bum-bummm with an increasing inflection (like c, e, f, g, for each "bum", not sure if those are the exact notes but it has that tune).

I can't find it for the life of me, would anyone know where to look or what this song may be?

Hi, I'm new to marching band music and I'm filming my reactions to 50 Sousa marches. It's pretty fun and a little absurd. We're on episode 11 now. Check it out if you're interested!

https://youtu.be/xcsNXyUt0Os?si=iRVMqQusdoZoonN9

Hi,

Does anyone have a lead of getting a score to Avatara by Mike Leckrone? JW Pepper doesn’t have it in stock.

Thank you in advance for any information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5n8ikCzTJs

I am pleased to present my new work for concert band. It is a grade 2.5 piece (almost 3). You can find the score and parts in the video description. I hope you like it.

Today in band I got a piece called Arabian dances. It is super fast and technical. How do I move my fingers faster? (I play alto sax)

Flute

Violin

Clarinet

Baritone Saxophone

Aux. Percussion

I am looking into buying a printer to print sheet music booklets/scores ( 12x18”, 9x12”, 32lb paper), what are some printers you would recommend?

Does my elder brother's music resembles with any circus march composer?

I'd really appreciate it if you watched it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEl3JMXgcHg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXOlXcam42M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oNThjw8IuY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TwFdRqW54c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRgTlTyz5L4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdmPVrFm9k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glgRctzA3P0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZkMXEpOjvY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHvj5Ttyn_k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfJ1_rGmd-E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48uxkXulUSQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH59OCr0e9Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNOJmS-gLxk

So uhhh, my high school went to another school to do a music festival where all of the schools from the district go to get ranked of the top hs bands, my part had low a's but I wasn't able to get them to speak 😭 anyways our school ended up ranked 5th out of 15 schools I think that's pretty good but I can't understand why my low a's didn't want to be played-

i’m a sophomore in hs currently. after auditioning for my district band, i got a recommendation to try out for the all state band (didn’t even know this was a thing). after getting private lessons and spending countless hours on my own working on the piece and my scales, i didn’t have a successful audition. since finding out, ive felt really guilty and ashamed. i don’t really know what’s triggering this, and im just looking for some advice, thanks!!!

I covered concerning hobbits by Howard Shore. The other parts are done by SmartMusic/MakeMusic. This took several hours to record properly and I'd really appreciate it if you watched it. https://youtu.be/DRXQBO7MIwc?si=CApXcAjiz8ZYgvmu

https://youtu.be/Bz2rY3bs67o?si=qye8Wa5AQ-1xpM3H This is a circus march composed by my elder brother on his YouTube channel. Hello had a doubt of transcribing his music. Can anybone tell me how to transcribe music onto music sheets?How's the music BTW? Is it resembling any March composer?

What kept you playing your instrument even when you wanted to stop? Why did you want to play your instrument? If you first played in school why did you start? (This will be posted on multiple subs for a survey)

Hello everyone, I have finished a pro-bono work for flexible instrumentation: https://youtu.be/KcmBtcx6Shw?si=DIlqiBSaVfuu5e-d

The song is called Diamond Joe's Rivera Club by David Weirich. I am a percussionist and I'm a big fan of songs like these.

okay so i’m in highschool, i play trumpet, and my highest note rn is an E. i’m trying to play at least an F at the top (best case scenario i get a G) by the end of the semester. my middle school teacher taught me a terrible way to play higher notes. he said to just put more tension and it’ll work, i’ve gotten better at NOT doing that but are there any ways or tips to play high notes with good sound where they don’t sound strained?

I play the violin, I usually have one, mallates, or flute parts though.

I am looking for this arrangement and it is out of print, does anyone have it? Specifically looking for the marching band arrangement by Allen Gray

The easiest March I played

What is a march you played and was it difficult. Ill go first: The Corcoran Cadets March.

Interesting experience last night at our community concert band rehearsal: we had a full section of clarinet, flute, saxophone and bassoon. Much of the brass was absent: we had no euphonium, tuba, or french horns. The two trombones played extremely modestly. (The two trumpets blasted as loudly as normal.)

The blending of the woodwinds sounded absolutely heavenly. It was completely different from a normal rehearsal where the brass barrels over the woodwinds. and my bassoon was actually audible! Very symphonic like a giant woodwind quintet, rather than our typical mishmash marching band sound.

It got me thinking about woodwind blending versus brass blending in larger groups. Is this a "known problem" or at least a known situation? Are there pieces that make use of this dichotomy?

Any cheap rentals for alto and possibly bass flute? For hs flute ensemble competition. We are broke high schoolers, cheapest option is best option!

As title says I am in need of a PDF download of Amethyst, I have no intention of pirating as I have the piece however It has been misplaced the PDF is to act as a temporary solution. Also i feel it is important to note I need the trombone part. Any help is greatly appreciated I've been looking around online for probably an hour now and no luck.

im first chair euphonium at my hs, our basoonist is a senior , should i make the switch?

I’m nearly done with a wind band transcription of Holst’s “The Planets”. What should/can I do from here? I’m a senior in high school and I mean it would be nice to sell it but that’s not why I did it. Could I submit it for competitions? Could I get it played live? (My high school cannot and my local college director hasn’t responded to my emails) Another somewhat off topic question, how should I go about getting it printed? (Parts in books 9x12”, Score ring bound, 11x17”)

Hey there - there is a community band in my area. As I’m getting more involved I’ve been asking questions about its structure and gotten a lot of “I don’t know” answers. So hoping to draw from anyone else who is part of a similar group.

We do not pay members - everything is volunteer. We do charge a small amount for tickets for concerts and take donations also. We have a tax exempt number but it’s unknown if we are a nonprofit profit. As I understand it, because we charge for tickets we then cannot be a nonprofit. I have no idea yet on what tax filings are done, if any. The current person in charge was handed the checkbook years ago, and that was it. No formal paperwork. The state does not list us as a nonprofit but I don’t know how they classify us or if it’s correct.

For those in community bands that are similar (no pay) - how are you structured? What should they be doing to do things properly and possibly correcting the past?

Thank you!

Saw u/TheSpyC1 and I also wanted to do this lol

El Relicario - Jose Padilla/Arr. Robert Longfield

https://www.jwpepper.com/El-Relicario/2210813.item

To Horizons Unseen… - Randall Standridge

https://www.jwpepper.com/To-Horizons-Unseen/11000432.item

Highlights from WICKED - Steven Schwartz/Arr. Michael Brown

https://www.jwpepper.com/Wicked/2481792.item

Opener: Fanfare Hayabusa - Yagisawa

https://youtu.be/cDKzSl_UrhU?si=7lXU0Ru_MWFkwcfS

March: March Bou Shu - Yagisawa

https://youtu.be/W6R2Nozl-Jw?si=WQBnDor_6CJG1QWB

Lyrical Piece: Heartland Portraits: Radiant Shadows - Giroux

https://youtu.be/t4L1LniNSDo?si=cHO4Edi2x153N9Mw

Closer: Haunted Objects - Mackey

https://youtu.be/WB7qlvexBXo?si=-4vY1RqV2XjDp-_h

This is also like the first time we’ve decided to bring 4 pieces to a concert in a long long time 😭