Spring March: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

$55.00 USD

Spring March: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

Name: Spring March: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-49510
Price: 55.00 USD
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By Jonathan Dagenais

Grade: 2

Item: 00-49510

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Spring March by Jonathan Dagenais was written for the Saint-Edmond High School music program in Quebec, Canada. Spring March is a short, lively, and exciting concert march for beginner bands. With several thematic and humorous elements, this piece is a fun way to work on lightness of style, functional balance, tempo stability, and is perfect for teaching cut time and the traditional march form and structure. There are clear stylistic contrasts between all the different sections of the piece and the beautiful lyrical trio section offers a great opportunity to work on phrasing and support. With efficient and exciting percussion parts, the piece also offers interesting lines and melodies for every instrument. (3:00)

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Series: Developing Band Series

Publisher: Alfred Music

ISBN10: 1-4706-4964-0

ISBN13: 978-1-4706-4964-7

UPC: 038081570426

SKU: 00-49510

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About the Composer: Jonathan Dagenais

Jonathan Dagenais is a Montreal-based composer and conductor with degrees in composition from Université de Montréal and conducting from McGill University. He maintains an active teaching practice in music theory, composition, ear training, and conducting at CEGEP and university levels, while his wind band compositions have become fixtures on North American festival syllabi and professional recordings.

Beyond the page, Dagenais has shaped ensemble culture as conductor and artistic director of Orchestre à Vents Non Identifié (OVNI), the wind ensemble he co-founded in 2005, and has led the Ottawa Pops Orchestra, the Cercle Philharmonique de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and the Montreal Video Game Orchestra. His conducting credentials include guest appearances with McGill's Wind Orchestra and the Montreal Pop Symphony Orchestra, as well as adjudication and clinic work across more than 25 North American competitions and festivals.

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Why we love this

This march delivers genuine pedagogical work behind the entertainment. The cut time signature and traditional march architecture give students clear structural anchors, while the lyrical trio section demands real musicality and breath control, creating a natural arc from rhythmic precision to expressive playing. The piece succeeds in being genuinely fun without sacrificing musical substance.

What to expect

Spring March captures the brightness and forward motion of the season in its opening sections, playful and buoyant, then deepens into something genuinely lyrical in the trio. The piece has warmth alongside its technical clarity, making it rewarding rather than rote to play.

Who it's for

Beginning concert bands ready to tackle form, style, and stylistic contrast in one efficient package. This works well for groups with enough foundation to handle multiple meters and articulation clarity but who benefit from direct, engaging repertoire that teaches march form without pretense.

How to get the most out of it

Shape the march theme with crisp articulation in the opening sections; the humor relies partly on clean rhythmic delivery and maintained tempo rather than exaggeration.
Give the trio section room to breathe. This shift from march style to lyrical writing is where students discover how to support a melody, so resist the urge to rush and let the phrasing speak.
Balance the percussion writing carefully. The parts are genuinely interesting, not filler, so ensure each rhythmic figure sits clearly without overwhelming the melodic voices.
Lock the tempo stability through the cut time sections. This is an excellent context for teaching how cut time requires a different internal pulse from common time while maintaining steady forward motion.

How to use it

Program this early in the year or at the start of the spring season when you're building march style and cut time fluency. It pairs well on a concert with both lighter repertoire and a more substantial ballad, since the trio gives the piece musical weight despite its beginner-band accessibility.