AUDIO

OPENING STATEMENT - School's Out

MVT I - Merry-go-round - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

AUDIO COMING SOON!

MVT II - Teeter Totter - Pure Imagination

MVT III - Swing (Percussion Feature) - 

MVT IV - Playground - Lost it to Trying


*Please note that battery and front ensemble parts are not included in this arrangement. They are added to the audio files for production value only. If you need assistance in finding a percussion arranger, please feel free to contact us.

INSTRUMENTATION

*While this show was created with the below instrumentation, we are able to customize the instrumentation to the needs of your ensemble at no additional cost. Please contact us for more info.

WOODWINDS
Piccolo
Flute 1,2
Clarinet 1,2,3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Sax 1,2
Tenor Sax
Bari Sax
BRASS
Trumpet 1,2,3
Mellophone (split part)
Low Brass 1,2,3
Tuba

SOUND DESIGN
Synth 1
Synth 2
 
About This Marching Band Show...

This fun and colorful marching band show will take your audience back to the carefree days of their childhood. Using a playground as the inspiration for this marching band show, it is sure to open up many visual opportunities for your ensemble. The school bell rings, the day has ended, and students get ready to play represented by Alison Cooper's School’s Out in the Opening Statement.  The first movement of this show turns out to be the merry-go-round. Mixing iconic children songs with Benjamin Britten’s A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, the melodies are intertwined to create a new and interesting arrangement which will transport your audience back to their childhood. As the opener comes to a close, London Bridge is Falling Down is heard as we transition to the ballad which represents the teetor-totter. The mood shifts with the recognizable lines of Pure Imagination via a beautiful trombone quartet. The woodwinds then take over with a jazzy rendition of Pure Imagination that will impress audiences and judges alike. The music builds into a trumpet solo soaring into an ovation worthy impact filling the crowd with a sense of wonder. As the ballad comes to a close, the faint sound of Row, Row, Row Your Boat leads the audience into the percussion feature. A good time is to be had by all with an upbeat version of Duke Ellington’s It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing because a swing is obviously one of the most iconic pieces of a playground. The closer takes on a modern feel with Son Lux’s Lost it to Trying. The faint sounds of If You’re Happy and You Know It can be heard as the final push represents the full realization of a playground. A final reprise of Pure imagination sets the stage for dramatic and fun ending to the show that will have your audience standing on it's feet. This marching band show is sure to excite not only the audience, but your students as well!

What you receive:

  • PDF's of all Wind and Sound Design parts
  • Practice tracks for each section of the Winds (i.e. Flutes, Clarinets, etc.)
  • Apple MainStage file with all wav files included
  • XML file of percussion sketch on request

A NOTE ABOUT MAINSTAGE

While the show was designed to utilize MainStage, it is not required. You can use the included wav samples in your favorite sampler.  To achieve the best results possible, it is recommended to use a MacBook Pro with at least 8GB of ram.

COPYRIGHT

Pursuant to United States copyright law, a license from the original copyright holder is required prior to the creation of any marching band arrangement. You may secure licensing through a service such as Tresona Music or the original copyright holder. If you have any questions about how this process works please feel free to contact us at info@blueprintpageantrydesigns.com