Undertow is a grade 4 piece of music by John Mackey. Most of Mackey’s pieces have very heavy and intricate… Read more Undertow

Elements is a grade four piece of music by Brian Balmages. This piece has 4 movements, with the longest being… Read more Elements

Vesuvius is a grade 5 piece by composer Frank Ticheli. Vesuvius is a highly active and technically challenging piece. There… Read more Vesuvius

Skylark is a grade four and a half piece by Hoagy Carmichael. This jazz piece is originally sung. However, in… Read more Skylark

Moanin is a grade four jazz piece by Charles Mingus. This piece is difficult because each part has to connect… Read more Moanin

Angels in the Architecture is a grade five piece by Frank Ticheli. This piece uses a vocalist in the beginning… Read more Angels in the Architecture

Duel of the Fates is a grade 2 piece by John Williams. Williams is a very famous composer for various… Read more Duel of the Fates

Ghost Train is a grade five piece by Eric Whitacre. This song starts slow and mysterious. Slower pieces require more… Read more Ghost Train

Rhapsody in Blue is a very complex piece by George Gershwin. This is a seventeen minute long song full of… Read more Rhapsody in Blue

Caccia and Chorale is a grade 5 piece by Clifton Williams. This was Williams’ last piece before he passed away.… Read more Caccia and Chorale