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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[Culture Festival / School Festival] Recommended Songs for Beginner Bands (121–130)
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With its exhilarating guitar riffs, this powerful song is imbued with a strong will to face the future.
Created as the theme song for the film Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway, [Alexandros] released this work in May 2021.
The protagonist’s journey of overcoming past fears to become a new self resonates perfectly with the band’s fresh start as they officially welcomed Ibu Riad as a member.
The grand music video shot in a factory drew significant attention, and by May 2023 the song surpassed 100 million streams.
It has become a work loved by a wide audience beyond Gundam fans.
If performed on a school festival stage, it would likely envelop the entire venue in an overwhelming sense of unity.
Psychic Lockyangusukinii
“Youngski” aka Young Skinny’s track Mental Rock is definitely a punk rock tune that will hype up any crowd if you cover it live.
There are surely plenty of bands who want to take the stage with this song.
For performance tips: first, the vocalist needs to deliver the high register and rapid-fire lyrics straight and passionately.
The guitar should be raw yet crisp; even with mainly power chords, you can capture the original’s drive.
That said, try to recreate the countermelody-like phrase that keeps ringing beneath the chorus as much as possible.
For the rhythm section, it’s perfect if you can even reproduce the distinctive snare sound, but at the very least, aim for a dynamic contrast: go wild in the pre-chorus part where the bass and drums rampage, then lock in tight for the chorus.
UkifuneGO!GO!7188
GO!GO!7188’s “Ukifune” was released as a single in 2002 and was also included on the 2003 album “Tategami.” The nuanced vocals and overlapping timbres create a distinctly Japanese atmosphere, conveying a unique sense of power and floatiness.
Because each instrument resounds so boldly, the vocals play a key role in shaping the overall mood, making it important to focus on momentum during performance.
The clear structure—driving the rhythm strongly and strumming simple yet powerful chords—also makes it perfect for practice.
A flower called “you”ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s “Kimi to Iu Hana” was released in 2003 as their second single and was also included on the album Kimi Tsunagi Five M.
It’s a track that, while keeping a calm rhythm, features crisp, tight sounds from each instrument and the vocals, conveying a quiet strength.
The drum rhythm established at the beginning is striking, and the drums maintain this pattern as the other instruments layer in.
The guitar and bass primarily play chords with a strong sense of rhythm, and because the tempo is unhurried, the key is to let each note ring out clearly.
[School Culture Festival] Recommended Songs for Beginner Bands (131–140)
SalamanderELLEGARDEN
ELLEGARDEN’s “Salamander” was released as a single in 2006 and is also included on the album ELEVEN FIRE CRACKERS.
The vocals unfold from a flat, almost spoken delivery into a chorus that mixes in higher notes, and the powerful sound that overlaps with this progression conveys a strong sense of momentum.
The overall sonic atmosphere also feels energetic, with a playing style that emphasizes a rough, forceful intensity, which is a key appeal.
Strongly accentuating the choppy guitar at the beginning may also be a point that boosts the drive of the entire track.
Run, SAKAMOTOVaundy
Vaundy’s “Hashire SAKAMOTO” (Run, SAKAMOTO) was released in 2025 and was created as the opening theme for the anime SAKAMOTO DAYS.
It leaves a strong impression with its cool, driving sense of speed that evokes the anime’s action scenes, and the sound conveys a rock vibe.
While the rough timbre creates a sense of power, each instrument mainly sticks to basic rhythms and chords, making it easy to project a clear, cool atmosphere.
Rather than focusing on sharp articulation, it’s important to let the sound resonate strongly; aiming for a bold, vigorous performance seems best for expressing the song’s world.
Pink MoonHarukamirai
Harukamirai’s “Pink Moon” is a track included on their 2020 album THE BAND STAR.
It conveys feelings toward someone important through a band sound that’s gentle yet powerful.
The rhythm is calm, with powerful chords layered on top, and the drive and sharpness of each part are key.
There are moments in the song where the rhythm changes, so it may also be important to synchronize your breathing to lock the sounds in perfectly at those points.