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

Par ROTHMAN JOEL. This group of unique and musical etudes focuses on every aspect of syncopation for the intermediate and advanced player. Here you will find an extensive set of etudes that include syncopation with quarter and eighth notes, eighth and sixteenth notes, and triplets. Moreover, the etudes are presented in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 7/4 3/8 and 5/8 time. Never before has there been such an in-depth presentation of the topic. If you want to develop greater skill in reading syncopation, this exceptional book is a must in the library of any serious drummer./ Etude / Caisse Claire

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 drum notation.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 Triple Ratamacue, 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 Rudiments Chart, 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. With 40 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 its anatomy, 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 genre to know. / Batterie

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