Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series complements any band method and supplements any performance music. It contains 167 exercises, including more than 100 chorales by some of today's most renowned young band composers. Various exercises at the grade 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2 levels are grouped by key, including: * Long Tones* Passing the Tonic* Pitch Matching* Scale Builders* Interval Builders* Expanding Intervals* Chord Builders* Moving Chord Tones* Diatonic Harmony* Rhythmic Subdivision* 5-Note Scales* Scale Canons (5-, 6-, or 8-Note Scales)* Scale Chorales (5-, 6-, and 8-Note Scales) * ChoralesThe compositions were written by Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Jodie Blackshaw, Matt Conaway, Ralph Ford, Tyler S. Grant, Rob Grice, John O'Reilly, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Randall Standridge, Michael Story, and Scott Watson. Whether your students are progressing through exercises to better their technical facility, or improving their musicianship with beautiful chorales, we are confident your performers will be excited, motivated, and inspired by using Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band. / Baryton

 Texte d'Alain Van Kerckhoven Certains symboles ont traversé les civilisations et les âges, utilisant comme véhicules des mythes qui se perpétuent de mille façons : récits religieux, chansons populaires ou décors de cathédrales par exemple, Les plus forts de ces symboles ont nourri (et été nourris par) une discipline initiatique à la fois spéculative et opérative : l'alchimie,Three Philosophers Songs (2013) - que l'on pourrait traduire par ' Trois Mélodies philosophales ' - évoque trois de ces mythes occidentaux sous un éclairage philosophal, The Fruits of the Earth se réfère à l'étrange histoire de Caïn et Abel, La musique est construite sur la technique de la basse obstinée,Dans les divers épisodes qui se succèdent, la voix et les instruments établissent un dialogue soulignant le caractère dramatique du récit, Roots and Thorns évoque de multiples destins de l'acacia, La pièce s'ouvre sur une succession d'accords mineurs distants les uns des autres d'un intervalle de tierce (mineure ou majeure), Une mélodie se déploie vers la fin de cette longue introduction, Suit alors un passage central plus agité rythmiquement où le chant prend le rôle central, soutenu par les instruments, Une troisième section voit revenir la succession d'accords et la mélodie initiale, The Salt of the Earth revisite la très alchimique légende de Saint Nicolas, L'utilisation d'un accord sans tierce donne un caractère ' médiéval ' à la courte introduction instrumentale, La voix chante alors en boucle une mélodie simple, très expressive, et c'est l'ensemble instrumental qui crée les différentes atmosphères et variations de caractère, La conclusion, purement instrumentale, utilise essentiellement la mélodie principale et finit sur l'accord sans tierce du début, / Baryton

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band builds upon the concepts in Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band with 399 new exercises that are more technically and musically challenging, including over 70 chorales written by some of today's most renowned composers for concert band, including: Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galante, David Gillingham, Stephen Melillo, Robert Sheldon,Todd Stalter, Jack Stamp, Randall Standridge, and Michael Story. This book is a valuable resource in helping students grow in their understanding and abilities as ensemble musicians. Exercises are grouped by key and presented in a variety of intermediate to advanced difficulty levels. Where possible, several exercises in the same category are provided to allow variety while accomplishing the same goals. Its flexibility makes it perfect for large ensemble rehearsals, lessons, and studio use. / Baryton

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band builds upon the concepts in Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band with 399 new exercises that are more technically and musically challenging, including over 70 chorales written by some of today's most renowned composers for concert band, including: Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galante, David Gillingham, Stephen Melillo, Robert Sheldon,Todd Stalter, Jack Stamp, Randall Standridge, and Michael Story. This book is a valuable resource in helping students grow in their understanding and abilities as ensemble musicians. Exercises are grouped by key and presented in a variety of intermediate to advanced difficulty levels. Where possible, several exercises in the same category are provided to allow variety while accomplishing the same goals. Its flexibility makes it perfect for large ensemble rehearsals, lessons, and studio use. / Baryton