Welcome to ARC Music

This site is for music educators and their students -- and is in support of classroom instruction. Graded according to difficulty, each music composition focuses on music concepts taught by educators like yourself. Just as Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major was written as a teaching compo- sition, all of the compositions associated with this site are for educational purposes. Accompanying each composition is a choice of options - and overall, the aim is to improve each student's musical ability. Using the menu at the top, choose a composition that is suitable to your students and then download the associated PDF file(s). For your jazz ensemble class, why not order a composition like Tree Frog (composer: Bill Holman). Just select the options you require. Open an account today!
Compositions are graded as Easy, Medium and Advanced. Please remember that these are very rough guidelines. Because a chart is rated easy doesn't mean that it is not interesting to play or listen to.

Easy: Straightforward instrumental and rhythmic passages. Brass ranges are not overly demanding. Lead Trumpet may reach a written top C, Lead Trombone a top A or Bb. The instrument voicings are designed to sound rich and full. Solos tend to be written out.

Medium: Suitable for competent College, amateur and semi-pro bands. Brass ranges tend to be higher, with lead Trumpet parts reaching top D or Eb, and Lead trombone parts top B,C or C#. Solos are usually ad lib from given chords. Tempos may be faster, and good sectional techniques are required.

Advanced: Playable by experienced musicians, probably in a good semi-pro or pro band. Some arrangements may be graded here because of particular demands on only one or two players in the band, whilst the rest of the band may have easy or medium parts.

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This site has classical, pop and jazz compositions available for usage in classrooms, with the option to choose between a condensed or full conductor's score. You also have the option whether to order the audio in MP3, WAV or MIDI format. The latter can be loaded into Cakewalk and edited. You are free to alter the music in any form once it is purchased (MIDI format only) or simply use the PDF file(s) associated with the composition. All of the compositions are in the key of C, Eb, F, G or Bb. As per the license agreement, you are free to print, photocopy or duplicpate the music file(s). From the form below, select what you need and submit your order. You will first need to select the composition that you previewed via the site menu (except the featured composition). You also can select compositions that feature specific instruments.

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