Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz) Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use. · Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs · Improvisation made easy starting with simple two-measure phrases · Scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format · Two CDs included with recordings of all exercises and arrangements · Seven full band arrangements · Sample solos · Jazz history and people

Easy collection of 85 patriotic songs spirituals hymns and carols appropriate for most any setting. Individual part books are marching band size.Song List: * Abide With Me * All Through The Night * Alma Mater * Aloha Oe * America The Beautiful * Auld Lang Syne * The Band Played On * Battle Hymn Of The Republic * Beautiful Dreamer * A Bicycle Built For Two (Daisy Bell) * Blow The Man Down * Camptown Races * Carry Me Back To Old Virginny * Columbia The Gem Of The Ocean (The Red White And Blue) * Come Ye Thankful People Come * Cradle Song * Crusaders Hymn * Deck The Hall * (I Wish I Was In) Dixie * Fairest Lord Jesus * Farewell To Thee * Finlandia * The First Noel * For Hes A Jolly Good Fellow * Forgotten Yesterdays * God Of Our Fathers * Good Night Ladies * Hail Columbia * Hail To The Chief * Hail Hail The Gangs All Here * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Home On The Range *Home Sweet Home * In The Gloaming * It Came Upon The Midnight Clear * Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old St. Nicholas * Joy To The World * Lead Kindly Light * Little Brown Jug * Loch Lomond *Loves Old Sweet Song * The Man On The Flying Trapeze * Marines Hymn * Maryland My Maryland * A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * My Country Tis Of Thee (America) * My Faith Looks Up To Thee * My Old Kentucky Home * Nearer MyGod To Thee * Nobody Knows The Trouble Ive Seen * Now The Day Is Over * O Christmas Tree * O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * O Little Town Of Bethlehem * Oh! Susanna * Old Black Joe * Old Folks At Home (SwaneeRiver) * Old Hundred * Onward Christian Soldiers * Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow * Rock Of Ages * Sailing * Shortnin Bread * Silent Night * Silver Threads Among The Gold * The Star Spangled Banner * SweetAnd Low * Swing Low Sweet Chariot * Taps * Tis The Last Rose Of Summer * Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! * Viennese Refrain * When Johnny Comes Marching Home * While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks * Yankee Doodle