Standards For Brown Band Arrangements
Page Size: 4.5"x6.5" recommended, absolute maximum is 5"x7"Instrumentation:
- Piccolo and Flute can be combined
- 1 Flute part, although 2 parts is also ok
- 2 B flat clarinet parts
- 2 Alto Saxophone parts
- Tenor Saxophone
- Bari Saxophone
- Horn in F
- 2 Trombone parts
- Baritone TC and BC (can be combined)
- 3 Trumpet parts
- Tuba
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- Percussion:
- Snare
- Bass
- Cymbal
- Quad
- Bells
- Keep measure numbers on the left side at the beginning of the lines, letters throughout the rest in a box (usually every 8 to 10 measures, enough for rehearsal marks)
- The more articulations, the better. Include speed, style, metronome marking, etc.
- Create hard copies and PDF files.
- Bind scores on the left edge, not at the top. They should look like a notebook.