Any Way You Want It: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

Journey's infectious hook translates beautifully to young band voices without losing its swagger. Grade 1 arrangements rarely feel this alive; most bog down in simplification, but Story keeps the rhythmic drive and melodic confidence intact while keeping part writing accessible across your entire section.

Immediate, high-energy, and unmistakably itself. You get the driving pulse and the soaring confidence of the original wrapped in colors that suit a young wind band.

Beginning and early intermediate concert bands ready for rock repertoire that doesn't insult their intelligence. This is especially valuable for groups building confidence through music that resonates with students' own listening lives.

• Nail the articulation on the rhythmic riffs that drive the tune. Clean tonguing on the repeated figures keeps this from sounding sloppy and maintains the propulsive energy the original demands.
• Balance the melody against the supporting parts during the main hook. Your leads should sit just forward of the accompaniment, but not so much that the rhythm section disappears.
• Lock the tempo steady from top to bottom. This arrangement lives or dies on groove, so make sure your percussionists and bass voices establish an anchor the rest of the band can lean into.

Open a concert with this to grab attention and energy from your audience before moving into more traditional literature. It also works well as a mid-program palette cleanser or as a feature for your Grade 1 ensemble within a mixed-level concert.

• Clean articulation on eighth-note figures
• Maintaining steady rock groove and pulse
• Balancing accompaniment and melody
• Reading and executing syncopated rhythms
• Playing with stylistic confidence in non-classical idioms