how to write for beginning band
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That's my music on the stands!
Tonight (and tomorrow, and the next day) the sixth grade kiddos at Mason Intermediate School under the direction of Micah Ewing will be world-premiering my piece "Last Stage to Red Rock."
I'm kind of excited. The kiddos are excited.
(One kid thought my piece sounds evil.)
But HEY, I finished the piece. And I wrote a piece that was both challenging and fun to play.
So, obviously I'm now an expert on writing Grade 1 band music (no, no I'm not), so I will give you some tips.
First, eat something.
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