What can your beginning band perform when they've only learned five notes and can't play eighth-notes yet . . . 'American Spirit March!' Many of America's beloved patriotic themes are adapted here for beginning band ensemble. Easy rhythms, an easy key signature and a foot-tapping tempo makes an easy job of introducing ensemble performance to your first semester students. (Grade 1—Very Easy, correlates with Alfred’s Basic Band Method, Book 1, Unit 5)