User:Garhende/GarHende Music

GarHende Music was recently founded in Sept. 2009 by Gary Henderson. Encouraged by his peers and colleagues, Gary decided to publish his works for elementary level band. His plan is to create easy to play, exciting pieces that make younger groups sound beyond their years. Too often it has been observed that pieces labeled as "Easy" or "Very Easy" are too difficult for many beginner groups. Their catalog is listed in order of difficulty. Their first selection, "March of the Rookies" was written for a 5 week summer program. These students started an instrument the last week in June and performed a concert 5 weeks later. Last on their list is "Battle of the Super-Heroes" which, at five minutes long, is very playable for a 5th grade Spring Concert or a 6th Grade Winter Concert. It was recently performed by a 5th & 6th grade band in the East Meadow (New York) Summer Music Program. All of the original seven pieces in their initial catalog have been performed by local bands in several school districts. The response has been overwhelming. Band directors like the idea of having great sounding band music, that doesn't necessarily prove to be too difficult. Pushing students to perform at a higher level is very important. However, as any elementary band director will tell you, a strong sounding / balanced band that learns how to play as a group is more important. These pieces encourage that...and the kids love them!