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= = =MUSIC AND COMPOSERS=

On this page of the wiki you'll find:

 * ====Annotated listing of music that works well for young bands.====
 * ====Links to major publishers/distributors of music for young bands. Most allow visitors to preview music via audio and/or PDF samples.====
 * ====Links to websites of composers/arrangers whose music works well for young bands.====

Here are databases of "teacher tested" recommendations for young band, with annotations.
1st/2nd Year Band (Elementary) - for our purposes, these are Grade .5 through 1 (with some 1.5). 3rd/4th Year Band (Middle School) - for our purposes, these are Grade 1.5-2.5 (with some 3).

PUBLISHERS/DISTRIBUTORS

 * 1) ====Alfred Music Publishing - Alfred now includes Belwin/Warner Bros.====
 * 2) ====Bandworks - Small, but growing online distributer. Download PDF scores/parts, or receive conventional sets.====
 * 3) ====Barnhouse====
 * 4) ====FJH====
 * 5) ====Hal Leonard - Hal Leonard distributes for Curnow Music, Musicworks, Rubank, and Boosey & Hawkes.====
 * 6) ====Manhattan Beach Music====
 * 7) ====Neil A. Kjos Music Company - Kjos includes the [|Queenwood] catalog.====
 * 8) ====TRN Music====
 * 9) ====JW Pepper - This is the "biggle"!====
 * 10) ====pdfband.com (Jon Ross Publications) - Download PDF scores/parts (for less) and make unlimited copies!====
 * 11) ====Penders Music====
 * 12) ====Stanton's Sheet Music - Another big retailer.====
 * 13) ====Wingert-Jones====