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Richard Saucedo | Hal Leonard Richard Saucedo Richard L. Saucedo retired in 2013 as Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chairman at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. During his 31-year tenure, Carmel bands received numerous state, regional and national honors in the areas of concert band, jazz and marching band. Under his direction, Carmel's Wind Symphony I performed at the Music for All National Concert Band Festival three times, and was named Indiana State Champion Concert Band most recently in 2013. The group also performed at the 2005 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Carmel Jazz Ensembles won numerous awards at festivals in Indiana and throughout the Midwest, and the Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds finished in the top ten at the Bands of America Grand National Championship for 17 years under Saucedo and were named National Champions in 2005 and 2012. The Marching Band was the Indiana Class A State Champion four times. He was named Indiana Bandmasters' 1998-99 Bandmaster of the Year, and Indiana Music Educators Association's 2010 Outstanding Music Educator. His accomplishments have been highlighted in articles by HALFTIME and SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA magazines. He was inducted into the Music for All Hall of Fame in 2015. Mr. Saucedo is a freelance arranger and composer, having released numerous marching band arrangements, choral arrangements, and concert band and orchestral works. He is on the writing staff of Hal Leonard LLC. His compositions have been performed by middle school and high school bands all over the world, as well as by college and university groups. Nocturne, his first work for orchestra, was named most outstanding new composition at the 2009 National Orchestra Cup Festival at Lincoln Center. His most recent orchestra work, Essay #1, was premiered at the 2014 Midwest Clinic. Mr. Saucedo receives numerous commission requests, and will be releasing new works for university, high school and middle school bands throughout 2018-19. He is the author of two DVDs on rehearsing the marching band wind section, and is featured in two DVDs on concert band rehearsal techniques, all available at dynamicmarching.com. Mr. Saucedo travels around the world as an adjudicator, keynote speaker, clinician and guest conductor. He will appear in over 25 states during the 2018-19 school year. In July 2014, he was an adjudicator/clinician for the Singapore International Band Festival, and served as clinician and guest conductor at the Japan Band Clinic in May 2016. In September 2016, he presented at the Australian Band and Orchestra Clinic in Sydney. He was a featured clinician at the 2017 Midwest Clinic and the 2018 Texas Music Educators Association convention. He currently judges for Drum Corps International, and was the brass composer/arranger for the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps (Rosemont, IL) from 2000-2008. The Cavaliers won five DCI World Championships during his tenure. He also spent four years as the brass composer/arranger for the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps (La Crosse, WI). He is an educational consultant for Music for All and Bands of America. He is a member of the Conn-Selmer Division of Education, and currently serves as assistant chief judge for Bands of America marching band competitions. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for United Sound, an organization whose mission is to give special needs students a chance to experience the joy of instrumental music performance through peer mentoring. Mr. Saucedo did his undergraduate work at Indiana University in Bloomington, and finished his master's degree at Butler University in Indianapolis. He is an aviation enthusiast and a certified private pilot. He is married to Sarah and is most proud of his two children - his daughter Carmen studied elementary education at Ball State and is now a teacher; his son Ethan is in 5th grade and plays basketball and studies piano and percussion. Publications by Richard Saucedo

Rick Kirby | Hal Leonard Rick Kirby Rick Kirby Rick Kirby was born in Boston in 1945 and was educated in the New England area. After arriving in Wisconsin in 1974, he taught at several high schools and universities. He retired from public school teaching in 2001 to pursue a full time career as a composer and arranger. Before retirement, Mr. Kirby's last public school teaching position was at Waukesha West High School. Mr. Kirby has arranged or composed for many marching bands, including groups from Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Arizona, and California. He is presently the staff arranger for the award winning Sound of Sun Prairie Marching Band and the Wisconsin State Champion Waukesha West High School Marching Band. Mr. Kirby has also been involved in many commissioning projects for concert bands, jazz ensembles, chorus, and other ensembles. His music is published by Daehn Publications, Hal Leonard, and Arrangers' Publishing Company. He presently directs the Waukesha Area Symphonic Band and the Carroll College Jazz Ensemble. He is also the associate conductor of the Youth Wind Orchestra of Wisconsin. Kirby is the Wisconsin Music Educators Association's 2002 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. This award is given to a music educator for lifelong meritorious service, excellence, and dedication to music education in Wisconsin. He is also the Phi Beta Mu (Wisconsin chapter) Outstanding Band Director for 2007. Most recently an article about his composition Different Voices was featured in Volume 7 of GIA Publication's series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Publications by Rick Kirby

Instrumental Series Guide | Hal Leonard Hal Leonard Classical Instrumental Series Guide GRADING SCALE 1 = Very Easy - 1 year playing experience 2 = Easy - 2 years of playing experience 3 = Medium - 3-4 years playing experience 4 = Medium Advanced 5 = Advanced P = Professional CONCERT BAND SERIES Amstel Music 4-5 Bandquest 3 Band Music Press 1-4 Basic Band I 1.5 Basic Band II 2 Beginning Pops 1 Concert Band Series 3 Canadian Brass Concert Band 3-4 Composers' Editions 4-5 Composers Series 4-5 Chappell Concert Band 3-5 Discovery Series 1.5 Discovery Plus 2 Essential Elements - Explorer Beginning Level Essential Elements - Performer 1 Essential Elements - Artist 1.5 Essential Elements - Expert 2 Essential Elements - Master 2 Eric Whitacre Concert Band 4-5 First Concepts 1 G. Schirmer Concert Band 3-5 Mannheim Steamroller 3-4 E.B. Marks Concert Band 3-5 MusicWorks 1-5 Pops for Ensembles 2-3 Symphonic Band/Concert Band 4 JAZZ ENSEMBLE Beginning Jazz Ensemble 2 Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra 4-5 Charles Mingus Big Band 5 Discovery Jazz 1-2 Essential Element Series 1-2 Easy Jazz Combo 2-3 Easy Jazz Ensemble 2 Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble 3 Jazz Ensemble Library 4 Jazz Combo Paks 3 Jazz Honors Edition 4-5 Professional Editions 5 Nestico Sound 4 Second Floor Music 4-5 Vocal Solo/Jazz Ensemble 3-4 Woody Herman Series 4-5 Young Jazz Ensemble 3 MARCHING BAND Contemporary Marching Band Series 3-4 Easy Contemporary Marching Band 2-3 Easy Limited Edition 3-4 Easy Marching Band 2-3 Esprit 3 Hal Leonard Marching Band 3-4 Limited Edition 4-5 Performance Series 3-4 Series One 2 Soundpower Series 3-4 ORCHESTRA Discovery 2 Essential Elements - Explorer Beginning Level Essential Elements - Performer 1 Essential Elements - Artist 1.5 Essential Elements - Expert 1.5 Essential Elements - Master 2 Easy String Orchestra 2 Full Orchestra 3-4 John Williams Signature Editions P Medalist Full Orchestra 3 Medalist String Orchestra 3 Music for String Orchestra 3 Orchestra Options 3 Pops Specials for Strings 3 Pops for String Quartets 4 Praise and Worship Series 3-4 Symphony Pops P INSTRUMENTAL SERIES GUIDE GRADING SCALE 1 = Very Easy - 1 year playing experience 2 = Easy - 2 years of playing experience 3 = Medium - 3-4 years playing experience 4 = Medium Advanced 5 = Advanced P = Professional CONCERT BAND SERIES Amstel Music 4-5 Bandquest 3 Band Music Press 1-4 Basic Band I 1.5 Basic Band II 2 Beginning Pops 1 Concert Band Series 3 Canadian Brass Concert Band 3-4 Composers' Editions 4-5 Composers Series 4-5 Chappell Concert Band 3-5 Discovery Series 1.5 Discovery Plus 2 Essential Elements - Explorer Beginning Level Essential Elements - Performer 1 Essential Elements - Artist 1.5 Essential Elements - Expert 2 Essential Elements - Master 2 Eric Whitacre Concert Band 4-5 First Concepts 1 G. Schirmer Concert Band 3-5 Mannheim Steamroller 3-4 E.B. Marks Concert Band 3-5 MusicWorks 1-5 Pops for Ensembles 2-3 Symphonic Band/Concert Band 4 JAZZ ENSEMBLE Beginning Jazz Ensemble 2 Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra 4-5 Charles Mingus Big Band 5 Discovery Jazz 1-2 Essential Element Series 1-2 Easy Jazz Combo 2-3 Easy Jazz Ensemble 2 Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble 3 Jazz Ensemble Library 4 Jazz Combo Paks 3 Jazz Honors Edition 4-5 Professional Editions 5 Nestico Sound 4 Second Floor Music 4-5 Vocal Solo/Jazz Ensemble 3-4 Woody Herman Series 3 Young Jazz Ensemble 3 MARCHING BAND Contemporary Marching Band Series 3-4 Easy Contemporary Marching Band 2-3 Easy Limited Edition 3-4 Easy Marching Band 2-3 Esprit 3 Hal Leonard Marching Band 3-4 Limited Edition 4-5 Performance Series 3-4 Series One 2 Soundpower Series 3-4 ORCHESTRA Discovery 2 Essential Elements - Explorer Beginning Level Essential Elements - Performer 1 Essential Elements - Artist 1.5 Essential Elements - Expert 1.5 Essential Elements - Master 2 Easy String Orchestra 2 Full Orchestra 3-4 John Williams Signature Editions P Medalist Full Orchestra 3 Medalist String Orchestra 3 Music for String Orchestra 3 Orchestra Options 3 Pops Specials for Strings 3 Pops for String Quartets 4 Praise and Worship Series 3-4 Symphony Pops P Band Series Guide