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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[School Culture Festival] Recommended Songs for Beginner Bands (71–80)
Funny Bunnythe pillows
A song by the rock band the pillows, famous for having been covered by many artists since its release in 1999.
Its empowering lyrics and catchy melody make it an addictive number.
The guitar features many riffs and arpeggios using partial chord shapes, and the solo is simple, making it relatively easy to copy.
The bass consists of many phrases that shape the song’s dynamics, so by being mindful of rests and clearly distinguishing where to let notes ring and where to cut them off, you can recreate the feel of the original.
The drums are basically an 8-beat pattern, but since there’s offbeat hi-hat, take care not to let the rhythm fall apart.
Demon-pop, insanely catchy, ultimate hyper-ultra musicYabai T-shatsu Yasan
It’s a song where YabaT’s signature high-energy momentum explodes.
Rather than forcing guitar-and-vocals and bass-and-vocals, it might be better to leave the singing to a dedicated vocalist so you can go all out with the performance.
If you can’t find a female vocalist, you might as well power through with falsetto!
RickenbackerRīgaru Rirī
A track marked by a refreshing guitar riff.
It’s by a three-woman rock band that blends coolness with cuteness.
With a simple three-piece arrangement, it’s a great pick for beginners.
You could also gather songs by female three-piece bands like Chatmonchy and appear as a female three-piece omnibus band.
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.
SHAMEROCKUVERworld
A moving piece that, along with its bright melody, carefully portrays the bittersweet feelings of those chasing their dreams.
Rather than lamenting what was lost as the price paid, it sings of the importance of facing forward and keeping on running.
Released in August 2006 as UVERworld’s fifth single, it was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Dandori.
~Dance☆Drill~.” A track that resonates with anyone striving toward a goal or who has experienced parting with someone dear.
Perform it on a school festival stage, and the entire venue is sure to come together in excitement.
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.