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What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?

Posted by band on 10/29/2024, 8:33 am

So were coming out of a demoralizing marching season, and I'm trying to pick up my kids' spirits. Looking for holiday concert pieces that you've done before that kids absolutely loved. The type they play over and over when individually warming up after the concert is over, etc

Looking for grade 3ish pieces for a solid 6A HS third band that usually does well at UIL playing pml grade 3's

Also looking for grade 4/4.5 pieces for a solid 6A HS second band that usually does well at UIL playing grade 4's and the occasional grade 5.

Both bands have good instrumentation and solid players in all sections.

Thanks for any advice!

Re: What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?

Posted by Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson on 11/1/2024, 5:16 pm, in reply to "What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?"

Three Christmas Fanfares by Todd Statler is one of my favorites.

Re: What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?

Posted by 4ABD on 10/29/2024, 3:59 pm, in reply to "What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?"

We played Not So Silent Night by VanDoren last year and it was a blast to play!!

Re: What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?

Posted by Suggestion on 10/29/2024, 10:07 am, in reply to "What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?"

This one's fun, even though it's a bunch of EASY pieces.

Go to your middle school and pick out "Santa meets Sousa," "Santa at the Symphony," and "Santa of Seville" and play it as a trilogy. Call it "Santa's Night Out" or something.

There's also a semi-decent RW Smith arrangement of Russian Christmas Music.

Re: What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?

Posted by Absolute bangers on 10/30/2024, 11:41 pm, in reply to "Re: What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?"

Santa of Seville SLAPS so hard. Thank you Mark williams

Re: What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?

Posted by yes on 10/30/2024, 8:00 am, in reply to "Re: What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?"

I love all of those pieces. I love all the Mark Williams arrangements

Re: What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?

Posted by Try... on 10/29/2024, 9:12 am, in reply to "What are your absolute favorite grade 3 or 4 holiday concert pieces?"

Sparkling Lights
A fanfare that would get your audience and performers in the mood.

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