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. / Caisse Claire

Alfred???s new Kid???s Drum Course is a fun method that teaches you to play rhythms and songs on a variety of drums and sound sources including many simple inexpensive objects found around your home. With an accompanying CD that always lets you hear how the music should sound each lesson on every colourful page is explained in plain language that???s easy to understand. You???ll learn from three irresistible drum experts a clever classical dog one cool cat and a friendly alligator. They keep your attention focused by pointing out what???s important on each page and help you learn by making music fun!Parents can be effective guides to help you through this course even if they???ve never had any musical training themselves. Plus you can play along with the great-sounding accompaniments on the enclosed CD and feel like you???re performing with a real band! Now get ready to take your first best step toward a lifetime of musical enjoyment.This fun colourful and easy-to-use method is beautifully illustrated and has been written by Dave Black and Steve Houghton. Book 1 is for beginner to elementary level.

Snare Force One and accompanying video are a comprehensive guide to playing the snare drum. The material teaches you how to read music notation play and practice in time and how to accelerate your progress atany grade level for symphonic and marching bands. 'Mission Summary Check Points' have been strategically placed along the way letting you know when to progress. With this book drummers at any skill level can take theirspeed clarity and power to higher levels than ever thought possible. More advanced players will enjoy the Delta section which includes unique proven chop building exercises that are specifically designed to help increasehand speed clarity and power in all drumming aspects. The video also includes a special guest appearance and lesson from Scott Johnson the renowned drum instructor for the 2012 World Champion Concord Blues Devils.

An invaluable reference guide for drummers of all genres this Snare Drum Rudiments Chart features the 40 international drum rudiments with a short description and the patten in drumnotation. The 40 Snare Drum Rudiments are essential playing for any drummer as they form the basis of more extended and complex patterns. From the Single Stroke Roll to the TripleRatamacue these are fundamental parts of modern drumming from rock to jazz and make an excellent inclusion to everyday practising. With the expansive folding design of the Snare Drum RudimentsChart the wealth of crucial information contained within is available practically and conveniently. The short description helps you to understand the rudiments while the notation tells you exactly how to play it. With40 rudiments the chart covers everything from basic to complex rolls single and multiple paradiddles flams and more complex permutations of these. Also included is a helpful diagrammatic image of a snare drum detailing itsanatomy as well as showing the two standard drum stick grips. The Snare Drum Rudiments Chart is packed with 40 fundamental snare drum patterns that are essential for drummers of any genreto know.

comprehensive band method-(Essential Elements for Band and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000)Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy andengaging 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-learningenvironment 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! Book 2 features: ' Book 1 review section' Daily Warm-ups' Rhythm Raps sight-reading and improvisation'Theory history and multicultural music' Creativity and assessment' Instrument-specific etudes' Rubank Studies and solo' 12 full band arrangements including a plannedconcert Book also includes My EE Library* (www.myeelibrary.com) - Instant Stream/Download/CD*...with Play-along mp3 tracks for ALL exercises*Internet access required for My EELibrary. Book includes instructions to order free optional CD.

in Strange and Unusual Time Signatures. Par ROTHMAN JOEL. SNARE DRUM ETUDES IN STRANGE and UNUSUAL TIME SIGNATURES is the companion book to his recently published, ROCK and JAZZ DRUMMING IN STRANGE AND UNUSUAL TIME SIGNATURES. This is yet another extraordinary book with content that is totally original and unique?the etudes are in quarter and eighth time.This study represents a glimpse into the future. So if you enjoy reading rhythmic patterns with a bit of a challenge, do yourself a favour and get your copy as soon as possible./ Etude / Batterie