This bundle includes:
1. A digital PDF of the Teacher Resource Guide from the Teaching Music textbook
2. An mp3 recording of the work

A Ballad, Theme and Variations for Band was published in 1976 by J. Christopher Music Company (JCMC of Illinois) as part of the Music for Young Players and Singers, ABC Series, No. 1. The publisher states:

Compositions in this series were conceived with elementary and junior high students in mind. The difficulty level never exceeds grade three. Ballad is a set of variations on an archaic, choral-type theme. In the five variations, individual instrumental groups are featured in a great variety of contrasting moods.