Mechanical Monsters (Grade .5, Standridge), Concert Band

Mechanical Monsters was born out of my love of two things:

1) B-Monster Movies from the 50’s and 60’s.

2) Teaching Beginning Band

When writing for young band, I always try to ask myself “what would I have LOVED to play at that age?” In this work, the sounds of metal and gears are used to overlay a repeating, plodding groove that suggests something shambling it’s way across a darkened countryside, drawing ever closer to the unsuspecting city dwellers, completely unaware of the havoc that is about to befall them. My younger self would have relished this mental image, and I hope your young band students will too.

Peace, Love, and Music (and imminent destruction, haha!)

[KS_Animations]

We’re getting our spring concert done with this 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[cssiapno]

we making it out the winter concert with this one 🗣️🗣️‼️🔥🔥

[miserabiliiaa]

this is an absolute banger definitely one of my favorite band songs ‼️‼️‼️

[aracelijimenez]

DUDE THIS GOES SO HARD WERE GONNA PLAY IT FOR OUR FALL CONCERT IM SO FREAKIGN EXCITED

[SanMarinos]

Only the OGs remember playing this in 6th grade beginning band 🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎

[Youraveragebro]

We making it out of spring concert with this one 🔥🔥🔥💀💀💀🗣️🗣️

[madisonharris-kwgf]

Who knew a song we are going to play just for 1 night will sound absolutely amazing ✨️

[ee.e.]

IT SOUNDS WAY TO GOOD- I’m listening to this on repeat-

[definitelynotdoug]

we making it out the band concert with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[adriancitoescobedo]

My middle school classmates and I are going to play this song for our spring concert.

[darthbarf]

I’m playing this in band tonight in a couple hours!

[alizathly]

one of the first songs we ever played, such an iconic song

[vivianatobias]

Love this song played it last year it was so fun and always will love the song 😊

[randallstandridge]

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[Whitewolvs]

This reminds me of 6 th concert 1 year later miss being with Woodwind and brass together now it’s brass 😭😭😭😭

[mozzarellaconcrete]

My band director showed us this composition today and I fell in love with it

[Gianna_Bonna]

WE GETTING OUT OF THERAPY WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[MrTubaPlayr]

My school band has been practicing for weeks now and we are on break and I’m playing along this with my tuba for practice..

[HAUS]

this song is so nostalgic, one of my first concert band songs I love it

[MysteryAndroclese]

Love how even your 0.5s are HARD CORE! I can BET this is one of those pieces beginners want to have you sign!