John Higgins is Managing Producer/Editor for Hal Leonard Corporation, the nation’s largest publisher of printed music. He began in the music field as the student arranger for the University of Michigan Band under Dr. William D. Revelli, and gained invaluable experience as a public school music teacher in suburban Chicago. John served as Illinois president of the American String Teachers Association, and his school concerts featured renowned soloists and conductors such as Skitch Henderson, Charlie Byrd, and Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops. A co-author of the Essential Elements series of methods, John is best known for his many compositions and arrangements for choirs, bands and orchestras. As a composer of children’s songs, he has collaborated with notables like John Jacobson, Roger Emerson and Emily Crocker on musicals such as How Does Your Garden Grow? and A Storybook Christmas. John has also arranged and produced a large catalog of children’s music, including The Runaway Snowman, Peace Child, and Leslie Bricusse’s Scrooge. His recording production for McGraw-Hill’s Share The Music textbook series included music from Sesame Street, Disney films and a special project with the late Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. In two recent series of Broadway shows for young performers, John arranged and produced new versions of Annie, Guys & Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, and The Music Man. His two Grammy award-winning projects include arranging on Sandi Patti’s Another Time, Another Place (Best Pop Gospel Album) and co-producing on Rob McConnell’s Live in Digital (Best Big Band Jazz Album). He recently orchestrated and conducted the music for the stage premiere of Willy Wonka at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. John served as president of Jenson Publications before it became a part of the Hal Leonard Corporation. In addition to his writing and producing activities, he maintains a role in music education as a guest conductor, clinician and author.
Choral
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803184
Performance-Easy Limited Edition
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 808464
Expressive Art (Choral)
for: School Musical
CD
Item no.: 805553
Choral
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809222
15 Selections for Young Concert Band
Correlates with Essential Elements 2
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Score
Item no.: 685779
Comprehensive Band Method
Online Resources Included
for: Winds class [clarinet (B-flat)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 459940
15 Selections for Young Concert Band Correlates with Essential Elements 2
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 604545
A comprehensive band method
Original Series
for: Winds class [tuba (E-flat, treble clef)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 669284
Comprehensive Band Method
Online Resources Included
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 433869
for Band
Intermediate to Advanced Studies
for: Winds class [bassoon]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 615316
Comprehensive Band Method
Online Resources Included
for: Winds class [baritone horn/euphonium (C, bass clef)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 557105
Comprehensive Band Method
Online Resources Included
for: Winds class [tuba (C, bass clef)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 674910
A comprehensive band method
Original Series
for: Winds class [horn (F)]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 685393
A comprehensive band method
Original Series
for: Winds class [mallets]
Single part (educational)
Item no.: 685391
Comprehensive Band Method
Online Resources Included
for: Winds class [tuba (bass clef)]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 364456
for Band
Intermediate to Advanced Studies
for: Winds class [flute]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 470598
Comprehensive Band Method
Online Resources Included
for: Winds class [bass clarinet]
Single part (educational), online media
Item no.: 366047
15 Selections for Young Concert Band Correlates with Essential Elements 2
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Single part Bass clarinet (B-flat)
Item no.: 1657706
15 Easy Selections for Concert Band
Essential Elements
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Single part Clarinet
Item no.: 351118
15 Selections for Young Concert Band
Correlates with Essential Elements 2
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Single part Horn (F)
Item no.: 685780
15 Selections for Young Concert Band Correlates with Essential Elements 2
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Single part Tenor Saxophone
Item no.: 586683
15 Easy Selections for Concert Band
Essential Elements
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Single part Oboe
Item no.: 351117
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812420
EE Correlated Arr-Artist Level
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 814778
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807858
Classroom Kit
for: Musical
Buch + CD
Item no.: 805954
A Musical Journey of Friendship and Adventure
for: Musical
Buch
Item no.: 813422
Basic Band II
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812579
A Winter Musical for Young Singers
for: Musical
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811686
An International Holiday Celebration
for: School class
Set of parts
Item no.: 814300
Expressive Art (Choral)
for: Musical
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811532
A Holiday Musical About Giving
for: Musical
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811366
A Canine Musical of Kindness, Courage and Calamity
for: Musical
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807364
Music Express Books
for: School class
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 182307
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 936552
Symphonic-Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 816172
15 Selections for Young Concert Band
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 559619
Featuring the Disney classics of the best known cartoons
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672808
An inspiring medley of patriotic favorites
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band; choir ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674236
Essential Elements Band Series
Artist Level
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 687931
Essential Elements Band Series
Expert Level
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 457157
Symphonic-Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 813033
MusicWorks Grade 2
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 811742
A Holiday Musical for Young Voices
for: School Musical
CD
Item no.: 812538
Performance-Easy Limited Edition
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 346404
Expressive Art (Choral)
for: School Musical
CD
Item no.: 813673
A Holiday Musical About Giving
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 806834
Discovery Level 1
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808528