This recent rock hit from Avril Lavigne is perfect for rockin' the stands! Paul's easy chart features a catchy hook a driving rock groove and a feature spot for percussion.

From one of 2007's most successful blockbuster movies comes a dark and powerful soundtrack that adapts perfectly to the concert stage. Michael's outstanding setting features heroic themes and driving rhythmic ostinatos. (Cherry Lane Music)

Essential Elements-Master Level (correlates with Book 2 p. 32) The Celtic folk tradition provides us with a wealth of wonderful musical material. Paul's effective arrangement begins with the beautiful ballad The Maids of Mourne Shore stated first by a solo flute and later by the trumpet section. The Star of the County Down features a driving Celtic drum pattern and a lively melody. (2:35)

Discovery Level 1-Sing of good things not bad is certainly a wonderful mantra for all of us and it is the theme of this iconic Joe Raposo song from Sesame Street. With a driving and rhythmic piano accompaniment here is an incredibly creative arrangement of this positive song.

Here's a great chart for younger bands of this classic tune by the group Santana. This is an excellent Latin change-of-pace production number and it features the driving double time feel at the end.

Grammy-nominated composer Ramin Djawadi's wonderful score for the HBO series has helped create the perfect setting for the show's storyline. Lyrical themes and driving rhythms combine to create the show's distinctive theme. Developing and advanced bands will enjoy performing this dramatic and highly musical theme! (1:45)

Arranged by Sammy Nestico-That unmistakable Nestico touch gives this Latin standard a fresh new sound. Sammy's brilliant brass sparkling woodwinds and driving Latin rhythms create a concert piece that's truly exciting.

If you have ever heard the sound of rhythm Guitar in a good western swing band you may have wondered how the guitarist achieved that unique chordal sound. While the song might be a simple one--playable with only two or threechords--the western swing guitarist changes chords every two beats providing a driving and harmonically interesting background for the singers and instrumentalists.This book is designed for intermediate players who have abasic understanding of open chords. It begins with study of the Texas Fiddle back-up style and the chords used to enhance this music.The chords and progressions explained in this book can be used in many types of music inaddition to western swing and would serve as an excellent transition from open-string folk chords to more of a jazz approach. Audio download available online.

One of the catchiest spy themes ever! Your band is sure to have fun with this driving up-tempo arrangement.

This classic funk tune from the 70s was written by Stevie Wonder but became a huge hit for Rufus and Chaka Khan. Featuring a slow and driving pulse with heavily syncopated figures this chart provides a powerful change of pace for contest or festival.

Over the past three decades Hans Zimmer has created some of the most dynamic and memorable movie themes to hit the silver screen. With styles ranging from excitement and intensity to delicate and whimsical here's an effective medley for the concert stage featuring familiar melodies from Driving Miss Daisy Gladiator Madagascar Crimson Tide The Lion King and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Turtle Creek Series-You've not heard Jingle Bells until you've heard this showstopper by arranger Mark Hayes. Perfect for school choirs community choruses or church Christmas pageants the energy in this piece never stops. The openingfeatures mixed meters and a driving orchestral track with bells everywhere! Next Hayes sets this favorite holiday tune in waltz style with comical lyrics a big-band jazz chorus and a tongue-in-cheek classical sectioncomplete with an operatic soprano solo fit for the most demanding diva! The final chorus showcases the men on the melody with the women jingle-jangling in the treble register all at a presto tempo. AVAILABLE: SATB; SAB;TTBB; Orchestration; Handbell Part; Accomp/Perf CD.

DVD One-One of the world's most revered and talented exponents of the Delta Blues style presents a two-part in-depth guide to the earthy hard-driving sound of the Mississippi.Rory Block dissects and teaches a breathtaking set of key Delta Blues performances including the rhythmic pounding of Charlie Patton the fingerpicking style of Tommy Johnson and the slide/open-tuning sounds of the great Robert Johnson. As you learn each song you will develop a host of important techniques such as treble melodies open tunings bass runs sliding octaves string-bending and some show-stopping thundering rhythm patterns.

Par SAMITZ NICO. 'Nico Samitz has been composing for chamber ensembles since his school days. For over ten years he has been writing works in a wide variety of genres for the „BlechReiz BrassQuintett“ ensemble, in which he himself plays trumpet and piano. His field of expertise ranges from classical pieces to jazz and meditative music—and even to pop-oriented compositions. While honing his skills in ear-training and composition at the Mozarteum, Salzburg, Nico became acquainted with a wide repertoire of works as a trumpet player with the Munich Symphony Orchestra, The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Bavarian State Opera, all of which have influenced his writing style. The driving force behind his creative work is a winning combination of passion, the fun of music-making and a desire to express, through the medium of music, feelings that are difficult to put into words. Like many of his works, Nico composed The Joy of Freedom for the „BlechReiz BrassQuintet“. The catchy tune is reworked in a variety of styles throughout the entire work, giving it the quality of a true ‘earworm’. ' / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Répertoire / Quintette de Cuivres

Par SAMITZ NICO. Nico Samitz has been composing for chamber ensembles since his school days. For over ten years he has been writing works in a wide variety of genres for the ?BlechReiz BrassQuintett? ensemble, in which he himself plays trumpet and piano. His field of expertise ranges from classical pieces to jazz and meditative music?and even to pop-oriented compositions. While honing his skills in ear-training and composition at the Mozarteum, Salzburg, Nico became acquainted with a wide repertoire of works as a trumpet player with the Munich Symphony Orchestra, The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Bavarian State Opera, all of which have influenced his writing style. The driving force behind his creative work is a winning combination of passion, the fun of music-making and a desire to express, through the medium of music, feelings that are difficult to put into words. Like many of his works, Nico composed The Joy of Freedom for the ?BlechReiz BrassQuintet?. The catchy tune is reworked in a variety of styles throughout the entire work, giving it the quality of a true ?earworm?. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Trompette et Piano