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. / Trombone

for Trombone-'Varied pieces from talented composers written for trombonists who are not afraid of a challenge' - that sums up this book in one sentence.The 19 solo pieces in this collection are not intended for beginners but will appeal to many trombonists. They are valuable études and - thanks to their melodic character - entertaining performance pieces at the same time. Players can take inspiration from Ian Bousfield principal trombonist of the Vienna Philharmonic who has recorded all the pieces on the included CD and then go on to develop their own interpretation.

Some of the greatest melodies of twentieth century popular music are Latin American either in origin or in inspiration. The subtle and evocative rhythms of such forms as the Samba Bossa Nova Tango and Rumba are to be found in this collection of arrangements of Latin favourites all of which would make excellent concert material.

Instrumental Play-Along-All your favourite instrumental themes are in this superb collection for soloists! The 15 themes include Hollywood hits like ?Axel F? from Beverly Hills Cop and ?Bella's Lullaby? from Twilight; inspirational sports anthems like ?Bugler's Dream? (Olympic Fanfare) and ?Chariots of Fire?; as well as popular TV show theme songs from Hawaii Five-O and I Love Lucy. Includes a full-accompaniment play-along CD with tempo adjustment software.

Instrumental Play-Along-15 inspirational favourites including: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name; Amazing Grace; Crown Him with Many Crowns; Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee; This Is My Father's World; When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and more.Coming with a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks the books in this series are ideal for practice and performance. A Piano accompaniment edition is also available for when a pianist is available (HL00841239).

for Trombone. Instrumentalists will love this jam-packed collection of 101 timeless pop hits and favorite standards: The Boxer · City of Stars · Daughters · Every Breath You Take · Gabriel's Oboe · Have I Told You Lately · Just Give Me a Reason · Love Me Tender · Michelle · Never Enough · Perfect · River Flows in You · She's Always a Woman · Strangers in the Night · Three Times a Lady · What a Wonderful World · Your Song · and more.