Kendor Music

Based on the chord changes to Bye Bye Blackbird by Ray Henderson, this swinging chart is a workout for the full ensemble. Written for beginning groups, it's a great chart to introduce swing figures on...

This bright swing for beginning groups is based on the chord changes to Lullaby Of Birdland by George Shearing. The open solo section (written or ad lib) features any soloist, with solo sheets provide...

Based on the chord changes to Stella By Starlight by Victor Young, this swinging chart is a workout for the full ensemble. Written for beginning groups, everyone gets a turn at the melody, and there a...

This new advanced level edition is taken directly from the original ink parts that were on the stands at the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) debut performance in...

Great writing in the Basie tradition is presented here for developing jazz musicians, featuring accessible brass ranges, notated rhythm section parts, and flexible instrumentation requirements. It eve...

Set in a moderately slow swing, this big band vocal feature draws its strength from straight-ahead figures and full, rich voicings. There is no improvised solo chorus; instead a wonderful sax soli pro...

First released in 1954, this easy-level setting of the 19th-century folk song popularized by Glenn Miller in 1939 begins with an 8-bar marcato intro before settling into the familiar medium swing groo...

These etudes provide a wide range of enjoyable and varied pieces and utilize many different musical styles, ranging from technical drills to lyrical melodies. It includes a variety of essential skills...

A longtime favorite of trumpet players, this fabulous display piece by Alexander Goedicke is now available for tubists, thanks to expert editing by Rudy Emilson, newly retired Professor of Tuba at the...

Recorded on the SWR Big Band CD Fun Time and adapted from the tune Blue Daniel, this chart romps along in 'four' instead of 'three' and sounds harder than it is. It features a sax chorus and solos by...

Recorded by the SWR Big Band on the CD Fun Time, this tenor sax feature requires the backgorund volume to stay comfortable under the soloist. Save the volume for measure 28, and also the big build up...

This unique set of 17 warm-up pieces for the young Jazz Ensemble covers the essential rhythmic and harmonic elements found in two styles of Jazz: “even eighth note” (such as Latin Rock) and Swing musi...

This snappy 2/4 march for grade 2 musicians employs thigh and tummy pats, foot taps, and whispered vocal syllables emulating cymbal crashes. A wonderful vehicle for teaching interdependent quarter, ei...

A fast paced gallop featuring hand claps, thigh and tummy pats, and foot stomps for grade 4 musicians. There's even a bit of horse- like snorting. This is a fun piece to rehearse and a guaranteed crow...

As the title clearly implies, this easy outing for any group uses hand claps and foot stomps to imitate the basic snare and bass drum rhythms in today's rock music. It consists entirely of quarter and...

Series Body Percussion - Features Body Percussion Quartet

This new grade 3-4 collection of 8 body percussion quartets teaches basic musical and ensemble skills in a variety of styles - rock, jazz, Latin, flamenco, march, country, hoedown, Gaelic and funky. U...

Each solo in this grade 3-4 collection has its own unique style, and will advance the student as a mallet player.

This collection contains 8 Orff pieces playable by classroom students. The teaching suggestions offered for each piece will get your students playing music right from the first day.

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 4 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 6 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)

The eight solos contained in this grade 3-5 collection are suitable for any performing venue or pedagogy. Techniques of tuning, muffling, double-stops and staccato-legato are employed. Styles include...

This original explores an exciting array of musical concepts, including tempo changes, mixed meters, metric modulations, dynamic contrasts, and melodic fragments. They all come together in a grade 5 t...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 3 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied)