(Essential Elements for Band and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000)Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.Books 1 and 2 also include access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource - anywhere, anytime, and on any device. Go to www.essentialelementsinteractive.com to learn more!Method features:- Enhanced Learning System- Optimum Reinforced Learning- Theory, History, Cross-Curriculum and Creativity- Daily Warm-ups and Rubank Studies- 12 Full Band Arrangements- Rhythm StudiesBook also includes My EE Library* (www.myeelibrary.com) - Instant Stream/Download/CD-ROM*- Start-up video Learn the basics- Play-along mp3 tracks for all exercises Features a professional player on each individual instrument- Duets and trios Print and play parts with friends- Music listening library Hear great pieces for band!* Internet access required for My EE Library. Book includes instructions to order free opt. CD-ROM. / Saxophone Alto

The mastery of scales and scale patterns has long been established as the best way to improve technical abilities on all instruments. The Complete Scale Compendium focuses on what is most common in the study of classical music: core major and minor scales, as well as chromatic, pentatonic, whole-tone, and blues scales. Students will learn the construction of these scales while practicing unique patterns, enriching their technique. Specific slurs and articulations have been left off of the exercises so that a multitude of different articulation and slur patterns can be used. The exercises are presented in two ways: by scale pattern and by key. / Saxophone Et Alto