Advance Music The Advance Music Big Band Series Sheet Music
About this collection
Advance Music The Advance Music Big Band Series Sheet Music
The Advance Music Big Band Series brings together carefully crafted jazz ensemble arrangements that work for professional groups, community bands, and serious student ensembles. These scores and parts span jazz standards, folk melodies, Latin grooves, and traditional material, giving you flexibility in programming style and difficulty. Bill Dobbins, Clare Fischer, Heiner Wiberny, and Peter Herbolzheimer have each contributed arrangements that balance musicianship with playability.
Who it's for
- Big band directors and jazz ensemble instructors
- Professional and semi-professional jazz groups
- Advanced high school and college jazz programs
What's inside
- Conductor scores and individual instrumental parts for big band
- Jazz standards, folk tunes, Latin, and traditional material
- Many titles include reference CDs for rehearsal and performance prep
- Arrangements by established jazz composers and educators
Things to consider
These arrangements suit ensembles with solid reading skills and some jazz experience. Before ordering, check the liner notes or online preview for tempo, key, and instrumentation details to verify fit with your group's abilities. Reference CDs are invaluable for understanding articulation, style, and phrasing, so prioritize titles that include them if this is your first time with a composer's work.