Let It Go: Concert Band Conductor Score

Michael Story's arrangement captures the song's infectious energy while keeping the technical demands manageable for developing musicians. The flexibility of the percussion 1 part, which can transition from traditional concert band instruments to drumset, gives you real options for matching your ensemble's strengths without sacrificing the contemporary feel that makes this piece engaging for students.

Fresh and propulsive, with the emotional lift of the original song intact. The tasteful orchestration keeps things clear and transparent without losing the modern pop edge that makes students feel they're playing something current and relevant.

Directors building a beginning concert band program need accessible literature that excites young musicians and student audiences alike. This arrangement delivers contemporary repertoire that students recognize and want to play, making it ideal for players in their first year of band study.

• Balance the melody between your first and second parts; this piece thrives when the main tune stays prominent while supporting lines provide rhythmic drive rather than competing for attention.
• Lean into the syncopation by practicing those rhythmic figures separately at rehearsal tempo before addressing pitch, so students internalize the groove rather than fight against it.
• If using drumset on the percussion 1 part, have that student shadow the traditional percussion part in early rehearsals to ensure they understand the harmonic and rhythmic context before adapting the part for kit.

Program this early in your season when you want to build momentum and demonstrate that concert band can play music beyond traditional march and waltz fare. It works beautifully as a standalone feature or paired with other Belwin Pop Beginning Band selections to create a modern pop concert segment.

• Syncopated rhythm reading and execution
• Melody and accompaniment balance in ensemble texture
• Reading and performing contemporary pop style without losing musical shape
• Percussion flexibility (concert band instruments to drumset adaptation)