Checkpoint Charlie Beginning Band bothering everyone and basically being

bothering everyone and basically being a pain-in-the-neck

La Siesta Mexicana is a playful moderately easy work for concert band that can feature 2 or more trumpet soloists

Sometimes you just know that a composition is going to be great for kids and audiences

Ranges are limited to the 1st six notes of the Bb scale (except flute

Very playable and will be fun to rehearse and perform on your spring concert

Checkpoint Charlie Beginning Band bothering everyone and basically beingCheckpoint Charlie Tom Tucker Grade 2 "Checkpoint Charlie" is a programmatic composition depicting an era in Berlin when political and ideological forces were entrenched in a battle of wills. The desire for freedom all too often led to deadly consequences. The somber opening of "Checkpoint Charlie" serves as a reminder of the dark days of a divided city. The ensuing dissonant fast section depicts the discord between rival armies. The piece is written