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 (11–20)
From Me to Youflumpool
It’s a youthful love song by flumpool whose lyrics, expressing a straightforward “I like you,” make your heart flutter.
It was written specifically for the live-action film Kimi ni Todoke, based on a shojo manga.
The up-tempo guitar sound is perfect for live shows—guaranteed to get the crowd excited!
March 9Remioromen
A gentle love song by Remioromen that wraps together the changing seasons and a feeling of gratitude.
Written as a gift for a friend’s wedding, the song blends down-to-earth lyrics drawn from the real experiences of the three band members with the tight-knit sound only childhood friends from Yamanashi Prefecture could create.
Released in March 2004, it was later featured in an AOKI Holdings commercial and as the ending theme for an information program on the TBS network.
It was also used as an insert song in the drama “1 Litre of Tears,” and a remake version was released in 2007.
Because it can be performed with a limited instrumental setup, it’s perfect for creating memories at a school culture festival.
GIVE ME FIVE!AKB48
AKB48 has many elaborate songs overall, but this one is approachable even for beginners.
The guitar solo isn’t very difficult either.
It’s also a good idea to cover the brass parts with a keyboard.
Since they’re a very well-known artist, it’s sure to get the crowd excited at live shows!
astronomical observationBUMP OF CHICKEN
A mega-hit song by BUMP OF CHICKEN! It was an insert song for the drama “Tentai Kansoku,” which shares the same title as the track and stars Hideaki Ito.
For the intro, members Fujiwara and Masukawa reportedly used eight guitars to represent shooting stars! It’s a classic that many bands have covered—not just at school festivals.
Since the song is in D-flat, the tuning is half a step down.
Play it with fresh energy to bring out the song’s sense of speed!
The BeginningONE OK ROCK
ONE OK ROCK is hugely popular and known for their technically skilled drumming, but in this song, basic playing makes up nearly the entire track.
The guitar and bass are also quite simple.
As long as you can arrange a keyboard, it shouldn’t be too difficult to cover.
far awayASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION is a classic, familiar band for band musicians.
“Haruka Kanata” was used as the theme song for the anime NARUTO, so it’s well-known and perfect for live shows.
There’s a section where the song’s tempo changes, so make sure the whole band stays locked in together.
[Culture Festival / School Festival] Recommended Songs for Beginner Bands (21–30)
Wish Upon a Starflumpool
A heartwarming medium ballad that begins with the sense of loss from losing someone important and portrays the protagonist’s earnest desire to win them back after realizing how much they meant.
It was flumpool’s first CD single, released in February 2009, and was featured in NTT Communications’ MUSICO commercial.
Debuting at No.
2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, it’s a celebrated song that was also performed at that year’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Built on fundamental rhythm patterns that form the basis of band performance, this piece is a perfect fit for school cultural festivals and campus stages.