Murphy Music Press You Decide - Piunno - Concert Band (Flex-Band) - Gr. 1.5

Composer: Nicole Piunno
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: Concert Band (Flex-Band)
Grade: 1.5

This piece is written for five parts (plus optional percussion) to accommodate various instrumentations in a concert band setting. I want to give students the opportunity to play a role in the composition process, therefore the piece is set up so each part has an option A and an option B line. The teacher and students can decide which option to play every 8 bars. For example, the instruments on Part 1 can all play option A for measures 1-8, while Parts 2-5 play option B. Every 8 bars the students on each part can decide which option to play.

One possible way to approach learning the piece is to have the band all learn option A together followed by learning option B together. After the students have a good grasp on the piece, more freedom can be given over which option to play every 8 bars. The wind parts are set up with 8 measures per line so that the students can use a pencil to circle line A or B to help remember which line they are supposed to play.
-Nicole Piunno