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 (51–60)
Hoshigaoka ParkHump Back
This is a track included on hanamuke, the mini-album by Hump Back, a three-piece girls’ band from Osaka! The guitar is played in standard tuning with a capo on the 3rd fret.
The outro switches to power chords, so it’s easier to play than full-on chord strumming.
The interlude is a bit unusual and feels like a bass solo, so if you’re on bass, make sure to seize the spotlight!
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!
Effeminate; overly sentimental; being clingy/whiny (context-dependent)Gōruden Bonbā
This is a signature song by Golden Bomber, a visual kei air band.
It’s also well established as a karaoke crowd-pleaser.
Its catchiness will definitely work even if you perform it at a school festival.
As an aside, it’s a bit curious to have a real band cover a song by an air band, isn’t it?
Heat hazeFujifaburikku
Among Fujifabric’s songs, the most popular and easiest to perform is “Kagerou.” As long as there’s a pianist in the band, it’s totally fine for the other parts to be played by beginners.
Only the guitar solo requires a bit of extra effort.
While other bands are playing upbeat tracks, an emotionally rich song like “Kagerou” is sure to stand out.
[Cultural Festival / School Festival] Recommended Songs for Beginner Bands (61–70)
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.
summer festivalWhiteberry
A coming-of-age love song that portrays a summer festival night spent with a sweetheart in a yukata.
Interwoven with nostalgic scenes like goldfish scooping and sparklers, it captures, in a true-to-life way, the frustration of being unable to confess one’s feelings, the pangs of regret, and the fleeting nature of young love.
Released as a single in August 2000, it became a major hit, peaking at No.
3 on the Oricon weekly chart.
Its sweet-and-sour lyrics and sound make it perfect for school cultural festivals where students are in the thick of youth.
PlayHanbureddāzu
“Saisei” drew attention as the lead track from Humbreaders’ second full-length album, “Guitar.” It’s a song that expresses the various movements of the heart and emotions felt in everyday life, set to a melodious rock sound.
The rhythmic guitar riffs and catchy chorus leave a strong impression, carrying a firm resolve to keep looking forward and a positive message.
With its bright, energetic vibe, it’s the perfect track for getting pumped up with friends or recharging your spirits.
Give it a try at a school festival!