Recommended Songs for Beginner Bands at School Culture Festivals
For students in bands, performing on the cultural festival stage is probably a major goal, isn’t it?
However, if you’ve only just started your instrument or have members with limited experience, choosing songs to play can be quite challenging.
The guitar might be easy but the drums are hard… or the drums are easy but the bass is hard… It’s tough to pick songs that are satisfying to listen to while keeping the difficulty under control.
So in this article, we’ll introduce recommended songs that beginners can definitely pull off if they practice hard.
The key is to be flexible—don’t cling too much to the original, and arrange the parts you absolutely can’t manage.
If you work on it with your bandmates while having fun as you prepare for your first stage, it’s sure to become a lifelong memory!
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[Cultural Festival / School Festival] Recommended Songs for Beginner Bands (61–70)
ImaginationSPYAIR
A four-piece rock band, SPYAIR, who captivate fans with a wide and unfettered musicality ranging from pop rock to loud rock.
This is their 14th single.
Chosen as the opening theme for the anime Haikyu!!, the song—said to be inspired by the series—delivers a refreshing sense of speed that really pumps you up.
Although the tempo is fast, each part is mostly basic to play, making it approachable even for beginner bands.
If anything, the bass often plays lines with a strong presence, so if that’s tough at first, it’s fine to stick to root notes.
Glass BluesBUMP OF CHICKEN
A four-piece rock band made up of childhood friends since kindergarten, BUMP OF CHICKEN’s song.
It’s included on their first indie album, FLAME VEIN, and is the band’s first track written with Japanese lyrics.
With catchy guitar, a melodic bass, and drums that create a driving sense of speed, every part has its moment to shine.
At the same time, the performance itself isn’t difficult, making it a perfect song for beginner bands to cover.
It’s a refreshing rock number that’s sure to hype up the crowd on stages like school festivals and cultural festivals.
Glass BluesBUMP OF CHICKEN
This piece is the very first Japanese song ever written by Motoo Fujiwara of BUMP OF CHICKEN when he was in high school.
At the time, Fujiwara was searching for the meaning of life and the importance of self-expression.
The lyrics, which candidly capture those feelings, convey the fragility and beauty of life, as well as the strength to overcome hardship.
It’s a song that truly resonates with the emotions of teenagers in the midst of adolescence.
For the band, it represents the origin of their musical journey, and it remains a beloved classic among many fans even today.
If you perform this song at a school festival, it will surely strike a chord with your friends.
Consider showcasing this track—a deeply meaningful song that questions the purpose of life.
All of the YouthFujifaburikku
Fujifabric is a three-piece rock band that continues to captivate fans with lyrics that paint vivid scenes and melodies that linger in your ears.
Their 10th single, “Wakamono no Subete,” which has been featured in numerous tie-ins including as the opening theme for the music variety show Oto Moe!, stirs the heart with the bittersweet atmosphere of summer’s end and the anticipation that something new is about to begin.
While there aren’t many technically difficult parts overall, the song is packed with catchy phrases, making it enjoyable and approachable for beginner band musicians.
As a timeless classic beloved across generations, it’s an immortal rock tune that deserves a place on setlists for school festivals and live shows alike.
Girl SSCANDAL
SCANDAL’s songs are highly recommended for beginner girls’ bands! Their songs use beginner-friendly chords, so I think you’ll be able to play them in no time.
For parts where the rhythm is tricky, listen to the track repeatedly until you get it down.
MissingELLEGARDEN
ELLEGARDEN is a staple, popular band among musicians.
Since many of their songs have relatively simple instrumental parts, they’re great for beginner bands.
The only challenge tends to be the vocals, which can be difficult for male singers; however, this song sits in a lower range, so it should be quite singable.
The guitar part also makes for good practice with palm muting.
Blue BookmarkGalileo Galilei
This is the fourth single by Galileo Galilei, a three-piece band from Hokkaido that became the inaugural champions of the teen-only festival “Senko Riot” but disbanded in 2016.
The song was written as the opening theme for the drama Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, and its intro—beginning with a striking guitar arpeggio—feels wonderfully soothing.
Every part is built on simple playing, and the tempo is relaxed, making it approachable for beginner band members.
If anything, it’s harder to capture the song’s airy, floating feel than it is to play the notes themselves, so in your ensemble, pay attention not just to technique but also to accents and overall expression.