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JINGLE
THOSE
BELLS!
Beginner Band arrangement by: Brian
Harris
Need a piece for your Beginner Band's first holiday concert?
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I was always happy when all my beginners were able to play Jingle
Bells (in unison!) with a decent sound by December. But I also had
a number of players who could move faster and play more challenging rhythms
and notes than others. What to do?
How about a simple arrangement with flexible part assignments?
This easy setting of Jingle Bells opens with the traditional unison
rendition of the melody, as found in almost every beginner band method
book ever written. But then, after a brief pause, the melody is repeated,
but now faster and with the addition of a bass line and rhythmic accompaniment.
The rhythmic accompaniment is provided by several of your best clarinet,
sax, and trumpet players who play the "Advanced Part" (see Sample Pages,
below). And if you need to, you can utilize the optional "bass" parts for
your Alto Sax players.
Super flexible and a bit humorous, it takes a little score
study to realize how adaptable this piece is. Guaranteed to work with your
beginners!
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LEVEL:
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Very Easy; Grade 0.5 (the "advanced" part is a little more challenging)
Appropriate for beginners |
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SAMPLES:
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Sample pages (.pdf):
Sound files:
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COST:
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$25 U.S. for PDF of full score, master parts,
and site-license. |
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FEATURES:
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All winds (including tuba!) have melody at least once.
Clarinet remains below break.
Flexible instrumentation
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CHALLENGES:
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players of the Advanced Parts must learn to play on beats
2 and 4
players of the Advanced Parts must learn to play a few repeated
eighth-notes (measures 32 and 33)
use of low G register for Advanced Clarinets
the final measure has a rest
on beat 1 ("don't play in the rest!")
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KEY and RANGES:
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B-flat major.
All parts are well within "1st semester" ranges; Advanced
Clarinet must learn low G, A, and B (see measure
17); Trombone, Euphonium ascend to B-flat at top of staff (one time,
scalewise; see measure 34); Tubas ascend to
2nd-line B-flat (as Trombone example). |
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INSTRUMENTATION:
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Basic
Instrumentation
(plus Advanced Parts for Clarinet, Trumpet, Alto Sax;
also included is an optional Alto Sax "bass line" part if you are weak
on Trombones, Low Reeds/Brass) |
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MINIMUM
INSTRUMENTATION
REQUIREMENTS:
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Melody = 1 of any instrument
Rhythmic Accompaniment = 2 (mixed or matched) of any:
Clarinet, Trumpet, Alto Sax
Bass Line = 1 of any: Low Reeds, Low Brass or Alto Sax
(on optional Bass Line part) |
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PERCUSSION:
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Parts for 4 percussionists:
Percussionist 1 = Snare Drum (1 or more players)
Percussionist 2 = Bass Drum
Percussionist 3 = Sleigh Bells
Percussionist 4 = Bells
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