Easy Christmas jazz for brass students
Christmas Jazz Brass Quintet Music (Trombone)
What Is This Book?
Christmas Jazz Brass Quintet Music (Trombone) is a collection of easy-to-play jazz-style Christmas carol arrangements written for standard brass quintet. Classic holiday melodies are combined with accessible jazz harmonies so young and developing brass players can enjoy a rich, “professional” sound. The trombone part is written with students in mind, making it ideal for school, studio, and community use.
Who Is This Book For?
This book is ideal for middle school and high school brass players, as well as advancing elementary students with some playing experience.
It works well for school brass quintets, band section features, church ensembles, community groups, private lesson studios, and home learners assembling their own small ensembles.
Both inexperienced school groups and more seasoned players can use these arrangements for holiday concerts, recitals, assemblies, services, and caroling events.
What Makes This Book Easy for Kids to Learn?
Parts are written at an approachable level so young trombone players can focus on sound and style instead of struggling with notes.
Melodies and harmonies stay mostly in comfortable ranges for school-age brass players.
Clear rhythmic patterns and logical phrasing make it easier for developing readers to keep the ensemble together.
Jazz harmonies are simplified enough for students, but still sound full, modern, and impressive in performance.
Consistent formatting across pieces helps kids quickly understand how each new song is laid out.
What Music Does the Book Include?
This book features a broad mix of traditional Christmas carols and familiar holiday favorites arranged in a light jazz style.
Beloved classics such as “Angels from the Realms of Glory,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “O Holy Night,” “Silent Night,” “Away in a Manger,” “Jingle Bells,” “Joy to the World,” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” are included.
Lesser-known but beautiful pieces like “Coventry Carol,” “Toyland,” and “What Child Is This?” add variety and depth to your holiday program.
With a total of thirty-two songs, your brass quintet can create complete Christmas sets for concerts, services, and seasonal events.
Are There Fun Extras Included?
This book focuses on the music itself and does not include additional extras.
What’s Inside the Book?
Easy-to-play trombone parts for a full brass quintet
Arrangements scored for 2 B-flat trumpets, French horn, tenor trombone, and tuba or bass trombone
Thirty-two traditional Christmas carols in jazzy, harmonically rich settings
Simplified jazz harmonies that still sound sophisticated and full
Comfortable ranges tailored to school-age and developing brass players
Consistent, readable layouts that make rehearsals smoother for young musicians
Music suitable for concerts, recitals, services, assemblies, and community events throughout the holiday season
Skills Your Child Will Learn
Improved brass tone and breath support
Reading rhythms in a small-ensemble setting
Playing in tune and balancing within a quintet
Jazz-inflected articulation and phrasing
Listening and blending with other brass instruments
Confidence performing recognizable Christmas melodies
Following form, repeats, and simple jazz-style structures
Ensemble timing, entrances, and cutoffs with a director or leader
How to Use This Book
Directors can assign the trombone part to a single player or divide parts among section members for a rotating feature in band concerts.
Private teachers can use individual pieces as lesson material to develop tone, phrasing, and ensemble skills with small student groups.
School and church ensembles can build full holiday programs by selecting contrasting carols—lively, gentle, and lyrical—from the collection.
Students can use the book for home practice with friends who play trumpet, horn, and tuba/bass trombone, forming their own holiday brass quintet.
Community groups can keep the book in their library for annual Christmas performances, caroling, and outreach events.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this book suitable for beginning trombone players?
It is best for players who can already read basic notes and rhythms and are comfortable playing in a school band setting.
Do we need a full brass quintet to use this book?
The music is written for a standard brass quintet, but partial groups can still rehearse and perform many pieces if some lines are covered or doubled.
Is the trombone part very high or very low?
The trombone part stays mostly within a comfortable middle range appropriate for typical school-age players.
Can this be used in a school concert program?
Yes. The familiar carols and approachable difficulty level make it ideal for winter concerts, assemblies, and holiday events.
Does the music require advanced jazz experience?
No. The jazz elements are mainly in the harmonies and style; players do not need to improvise or have prior jazz training.
Learn More
For additional music tutorials and demonstrations, visit the official Music Fun Books YouTube Channel.
Where to get it
Available now on Amazon.