SKU: GI.G-M585

English.

This major band method by James O. Frosethhas it all:* Artist performers set musical standards in sound with more than 80 great performanceson CD for every instrument, and one CD lasts for the entire book! Performers include Michael Henoch (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Randall Hawes, Jeffrey Zook, Sharon Sparrow, Kevin Good (Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Albert Blaser (Cleveland State University), Brian Bowman (Duquesne University), Timothy McAllister (Crane School of Music, SUNY at Potsdam), Steve Houghton (LA percussion recording artist and clinician), Donald Sinta, Richard Beene, Bryan Kennedy, Debra Chodacki, Fritz Kaenzig (University of Michigan), Kristin Beene (Toledo Symphony Orchestra), and Jean Moorehead Libs (Plymouth Symphony Orchestra).* Professional studio backgrounds capture the rich diversity of American music culture with a repertoire of American, Latin American, African, European, and Far Eastern styles.* Music of other times includes 12th-century conductus, 15th-century Dance of the Bouffons, 16th-century French branle, 18th- and 19th-century folk songs and dances, 1940s and '50s jazz, blues, and rock-and-roll.* The repertoire and recorded contexts are motivating, informative, and entirely musical.* Every song includes text, providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, affect, emotion, history, and culture.* A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to “look it up” and “listen up.”* An individualized format allows students to progress at different rates with a “themeand-variation” format.* Ear training and improvisation are integral parts of the lesson format.* A 550+ page teacher's resource edition and musical score provides options galore, including a double CD with “listen and play” exercises for group instruction, supplementary exercises for technical development, and resource material for improvisation and composition. All the resources needed for teaching to the National Standards for Music are provided. (Coordinates with rhythm flashcards)* Book 2 features innovative but optional use of world percussion instruments, as developed by percussion educator Steve Houghton.

SKU: GI.G-M601

ISBN 9781579996840. English.

Enable your students to extend their musical horizons with this culturally diverse collection of solo pieces. Included are such favorites as “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” “The Entertainer,” “The Irish Washerwoman,” “Everybody Loves Saturday Night,” “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” and “Tumbalalaika.” This collection is the perfect way to provide technical and musical challenges to young students ready to move out to the center of the stage and perform solo. Exemplary models on the included CD can motivate students to practice with enthusiasm and intensity and to reach for the highest levels of musical performance. Accompaniments performed by first-call Los Angles studio musicians provide authentic contexts for real-world music experiences. A self-directed component to any course of music instruction is almost certain to maintain interest, increase practice time, and improve performance skills vital to the instrumental ensemble. Do It! Solo and Onstage coordinates with Do It! Play Recorder Books 1and 2 and can enhance any beginning recorder course.