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Grade 1 and 1.5

Silent Night - Arr. Charles Sayre. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This is arranged in bossa nova style in the key of B-flat. The key does change to E-flat, but returns to B-flat. There are some accidentals. The meter is 4/4. This chart is written for full instrumentation, but is playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, and 3 rhythm. Optional flute, tuba, horn and treble clef baritone parts are provided.

Grade 2 & 2.5

Jazz Super Set #1 -- Christmas Set - Arr. Frank Comstock. (Warner Bros.) ($60.00) (Grade 2.5) This title contains six complete Christmas charts and a full performance recording is provided. Additional parts for flute, horn (substitute for 1st trombone), treble clef baritone (substitute for 1st trombone), and tuba are provided.

Good Kind Wenceslas is in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. It is arranged in a swing style. It has a D.S. al Coda.

Adeste Fidelis is also in swing style. It is in the key of B-flat in common time. The tenor saxophone has a written solo which can also be improvised with the chord changes given.

Deck The Halls is in the key of F. It is in common time. The tenor saxophone has a written solo which may be improvised with the chord changes given.

Swinging Little Drummer Boy is in the key of F. It is in 4/4 meter. There is a D.S. al Coda.

Jingle Bells is in the key of B-flat in common time.

Joy To The World is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter.

Silent Night - Arr. Paul Clark. (Barnhouse) ($34.00) (Grade 2.5) This arrangement is in the key of B-flat in 3/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 80 to 88 beats per minute. Each instrument has the opportunity to solo either with an optional written solo or improvise with the provided chord changes. This chart is written for full instrumentation, however, it is playable with 2 alto saxes, 1 tenor sax, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, piano, bass and drum.

Grade 3 & 3.5

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Words by J. Fred Coots and music by Haven Gillespie / Calvin Custer. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) This chart is in "rock" style in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is common time with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. There are some repeated sections. The first alto saxophone and the first tenor saxophone have written solos which may also be improvised with the chords changes given. There are many accidentals throughout. This chart has optional flute, horn in F and treble clef baritone parts included.

Grade 4 & 4.5

Grade 5 & 5.5

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - arr. Paul Edwards. (Intrada) ($24.95) (Grade 5) Opens in ballad style with a written flugelhorn solo at quarter notes equals 80 . There is an open tenor saxophone solo with chord symbols supplied. The trumpet range is to a D above the staff. The trombone range is to C, five spaces above the staff. Several tempo changes from the opening to a jazz waltz at quarter note equals to 120 and back to 80 near the end. Rhythmically, this chart is not challenging.

Joy to the World - arr. Paul Edwards (Intrada) ($24.95) (Grade 5) Joy to the World opens with a written piano solo. This chart starts in the key of C and remains there. Rhythmically this chart is not challenging. The range of the trumpets require them to play a D above the staff. There is an open ad. lib. solo for the 3rd trumpet. Chord symbols are supplied.

Silent Night - Franz Gruber / Paul Edwards (Intrada) ($24.95) (Grade 5) Silent Night starts in the key of C and than changes to F. Trumpets go to D above the staff and trombones play to C, five space above the staff. Rhythmically this chart is not challenging.

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