B A Galactic Explorer

by Paul Jennings

We like to start the year with a cool, easy tune for beginning recorders, many of them featuring the notes B and A. So, in this era of space epics on the screen and wonderful exploration in the scientific world, we are bringing you a heroic theme, reminiscent of the great scores of John Williams and other top film composers.

Listen to the tracks with your players, perhaps discussing the imagery they envision when they hear it. This gives young performers a chance to play along with a work that makes them feel like they are real players playing in a real orchestra. You can also follow along with the reduced piano/recorder score, which is available free at our web site.

Text is taken from Music K-8 magazine.