Confidence: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
By Douglas E. Wagner
Grade: 2.5
Item: 00-PK-0009018
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| Product | Price | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Confidence: Score | $10.00 | |
| Confidence: Flute | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: Oboe | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: Bassoon | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: 1st B-flat Clarinet | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: 2nd B-flat Clarinet | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: B-flat Bass Clarinet | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: E-flat Alto Saxophone | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: B-flat Tenor Saxophone | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: E-flat Baritone Saxophone | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: 1st B-flat Trumpet | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: 2nd B-flat Trumpet | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: 1st F Horn | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: 1st Trombone | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: Baritone B.C. | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: Baritone T.C. | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: Tuba | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: Mallets | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: 1st Percussion | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: 2nd Percussion | $3.00 | |
| Confidence: Timpani | $3.00 |
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Description
Confidence, by Douglas E. Wagner, is a bold, uplifting work that opens with a dramatic fanfare before transitioning into animated rhythms and contemporary harmonies that inspire confidence to face the future. The music instills courage and determination to accomplish dreams, rising each day with hope and positivity. (2:15)
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Additional Details
Series:
Belwin Young Band
Publisher:
Alfred Music
SKU:
00-PK-0009018
More about this title
About the Composer: Douglas E. Wagner
Douglas E. Wagner brings three decades of high school music leadership into his prolific compositional voice. After earning degrees in music from Butler University and spending thirty years in the classroom, he has published over 3,500 works across choir, concert band, orchestra, handbell ensemble, organ, piano, and voice since 1973.
Wagner's music reaches far beyond the page. More than seventeen million copies of his compositions have been purchased worldwide, with performances broadcast on radio and television in the United States and internationally. He currently lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Sandy.
Why we love this
Wagner crafts this piece with the Grade 2.5 ensemble firmly in mind, delivering genuine musical substance without overreaching technically. The opening fanfare commands attention immediately, then the animated rhythms and contemporary harmonies keep students engaged and motivated to master the material. For a concert or contest program, this work lands exactly where you need an uplifting centerpiece that inspires young musicians while remaining solidly achievable.
What to expect
From the striking fanfare that opens the piece, listeners hear music designed to lift and energize. The contemporary harmonies and driving rhythms create momentum and forward motion, instilling a sense of possibility and strength that resonates long after the final note.
Who it's for
This score is built for intermediate concert bands ready to step into more contemporary harmonic language without sacrificing accessibility. The Grade 2.5 rating makes it ideal for young ensembles in their second or third year of band experience, whether in middle school or early high school programs.
How to get the most out of it
- Bring out the dramatic fanfare at the opening with full ensemble commitment; this passage sets the emotional tone for everything that follows.
- Lock the animated rhythmic sections with precision; clarity in articulation makes the contemporary harmonies land with impact and prevents muddiness.
- Balance the ensemble so the melody line sings through the accompaniment, especially as the piece builds toward climactic moments.
- Shape the phrasing to reflect the text's arc of hope and determination; avoid letting rhythmically driven passages flatten into mere technical exercise.
How to use it
Program this as a concert opener or closer to frame your show with positive energy, or place it mid-program when you need a tonal shift toward brightness and hope. Its contest-festival pedigree makes it equally strong in competitive settings, where judges respond to both the musical substance and the clear developmental appropriateness of the writing.
Skills your students will build
- Playing with stylistic clarity in contemporary harmonic contexts
- Executing articulated rhythmic passages with precision and ensemble unity
- Balancing ensemble voicing to support melodic line
- Responding to dramatic dynamic and textural shifts
- Sustaining musical phrasing across rhythmically driven sections