Groove Machine

All Grade ½’s are playable with only 5 instruments: 1 flute, 2 clarinets, 1 alto saxophone, and 1 trumpet. Those instruments are not always doubled elsewhere. The song is written in such a way, it will sound good with a limited instrumentation and richer and fuller as your band gets bigger. All Grade ½’s by Northeastern Music are playable after only 5 – 7 lessons. At this performance level, no clarinet crosses the break. Students love this work. Written with real jazz harmonies, the sound is exciting while the students are learning to count rhythms and learn to play crescendo and decrescendo. 1st trumpet’s highest note is B.