This is exactly what I did for years. Purists may protest but McGinty and Edmondson wrote many good sounding tunes with the bass line reinforced. I used Edmondson marches for all of my 1c Honor Band entries and placed 3rd or better with all six entries. The first time I talked with Ann McGinty she recommended The Red Balloon for HB competition. We matched it up with an Edmondson march and won HB. I highly recommend this type of scoring for 1c bands!