Solos, Duets & Trios for Winds: Holiday Favorites: Trombone/Bassoon/Baritone B.C./Tuba Book & Online Audio/Software/PDF

Warm and accessible, these arrangements bring familiar melodies within reach for younger players without sacrificing musicality. The low brass and woodwind voicings ground each piece with a full, resonant foundation that makes holiday standards sound genuinely festive rather than thin or underdeveloped.

This book works for any director juggling inconsistent attendance in a small wind ensemble or studio setting, as well as private instructors building flexible recital repertoire. The dual winter holiday focus (Christmas and Hanukkah) makes it ideal for seasonal performance programming or casual practice sessions.

• Experiment with different part combinations before settling on a final voicing. A melody with Part 2 creates a different character than melody with Part 3, and rotating players through parts keeps everyone engaged.
• Balance the low voices carefully in pieces where your trombone, baritone, and tuba are playing supporting parts. These lower instruments can easily cover the bassoon's melodic line if dynamics aren't managed.
• Use the online audio to establish tempo and style before ensemble rehearsals. Hearing the intended feel first helps players internalize the groove, especially in arrangements like Jingle Bell Rock where rhythmic precision matters.

Build a holiday concert around these pieces by pairing combinations of solos, duets, and trios to fill rehearsal time efficiently and showcase different players throughout the program. They work equally well as casual December studio recital filler or as the backbone of a small ensemble winter concert.

• Reading in treble and bass clefs across multiple instruments
• Ensemble balance and blend among mixed wind instruments
• Adapting to flexible instrumentation and part assignments
• Sight-reading multiple familiar melodies at Grade 2-3 level
• Rhythmic coordination in popular and traditional holiday styles