Old Time Rock Roll: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

The arrangement delivers the swagger and infectious groove of the original rock recording. Your band will feel the propulsive energy the moment the rhythm section hits; audiences will recognize it immediately.

Bands at the Grade 2 level who want to program something with genuine cultural currency. This works equally well for middle school bands building confidence and high school groups looking for a fun, accessible concert closer.

• Keep the rhythm section locked and driving. The groove is the song; lock it first, and everything else locks in behind it.
• Balance the brass hits against the woodwind figures. They trade licks, so neither section should overwhelm the other.
• Lean into the attitude. This isn't classical music. The phrasing should feel relaxed and slightly behind the beat in places, not metronomic.

This is a perfect homecoming or spring concert anchor. Pair it with one upbeat march and a more traditional concert selection to create a program that shows your band's range while guaranteeing an audience connection.

• Reading and executing rock groove rhythms (straight eighth notes vs. swing feel)
• Balancing articulation and phrasing in a contemporary idiom
• Playing as an integrated rhythm section rather than individual parts
• Responding to dynamic and textural arrangements where sections trade solos