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WARM-UPS & STUDIES
14 Weeks To A Better Band, Book 1 & 2
A Unison Approach For Reading Improvement
Roger Maxwell.This unison approach to improving sight-reading proficiency
concentrates on one rhythmic figure per week. Each unit is composed of three parts:
the rhythmic figure itself, an exercise using only that figure, and a related study using
that figure as well as other patterns previously learned. Book 1 is designed for junior
high players; Book 2 is geared for high school students.
4514386 Book 2 Score 4.00
4514550 Book 2 Score 4.50
52 Hymns and Chorales for Winds
Charles Whitmer. This exceptional compilation contains a wealth of traditional hymns,
folk melodies and chorales from various sources that include early American hymns as
well as chorales from the English, Welsh and Scottish traditions. The collection is filled
with small artistic gems that stand on their own as snapshots of music history. It can
provide uniquely satisfying opportunities for musicians to strengthen their skills in tuning,
expression, blend, and balance in the symphonic band, wind ensemble or chamber
group. Applicable in performance as well as a teaching regimen, this is a fresh approach
to the fundamentals of proper musicianship that will become an invaluable part of every
successful instrumental music program.
10512896 Score 30.00
101 Rhythmic Rest Patterns
Grover C. Yaus. An excellent aid to developing sight-reading skills! Written in unison
throughout, these 101 studies stress rhythmic patterns and division of the measure.
An exceptionally functional, productive book!
4509709 Conductor 13.95
The Artistry Of Fundamentals For Band
Frank Erickson. Frank Erickson has taken a unique approach in this extremely functional
book. Each of the eight units comprising the book is in a different key and contains a
chorale arrangement, scale studies, arpeggios, interval studies, articulation practice,
rhythm studies, a speed drill, and a work in the relative minor key. But the exercises
themselves are different from unit to unit, which means that your students have the
opportunity to work on the same kinds of technical demands in different ways, instead
of simply repeating previously learned exercises in different keys. Major keys covered
(along with their relative minors) are Bb, F, C, Eb, G, Ab, Db and D. The helpful appendix
contains basic scales in the additional keys of Gb, A, E and Bb Major, as well as special
lip slurs for brass, basic chord structures, and rhythms with rests in mixed meters. A very
intelligently conceived study book that is certain to make better players of your students!
5184163 Conductor 24.99
Band Technique Step By Step
Robert Elledge & Donald Haddad.This book is perfect for middle school and junior high
bands! A thorough, easy-to-use band technique program, it provides material that is ideal
for use in full band rehearsals, sectionals and private lessons. It can be used for rehearsal
warm-up, chair placement auditions, sight-reading development, special skill development...
in short, it will form an important part of your complete band curriculum. There are sixteen
basic units, each in a different key, and each unit contains studies on intonation, scales,
tonguing, rhythm, arpeggios, intervals, and harmony. In addition to the sixteen basic units,
which cover eight major and eight minor keys, there are four concert chorales, advanced
rhythm studies, a chromatic study, a step-by-step progress chart, a complete fingering chart
for each instrument, and two pages of private lesson studies for each instrument. All in all, this
is an especially well-organized and functional book that you will depend on year after year!
4990842 Score & Piano Part 19.95
new! Beyond the Chorale
David R. Gillingham & Dennis W. Fischer.
A collection of ten miniature concert pieces in a variety of styles, textures, timbral
combinations, tonalities, rhythms, harmonies, and melodic material that transcend the
traditional warm-up by offering many other pedagogical challenges that are guaranteed
to raise the musicality of any band. The pieces serve multiple simultaneous functions
including warm-up, technique building, intonation enhancement, sight-reading, and
much more. This is the missing bridge between the daily regimented warm-up and the
music that makes up our curriculum.
10841008 Score 48.00
Connections
Chorales and Exercises to Emphasize the Art of Legato
Playing for the Middle Level Band
Larry Clark & Sean O'Loughlin.
Give your middle level band the tools they need to produce smooth legato playing.
This series of books for all band instruments presents a logical sequence in a variety
of keys to improve this important aspect of band performance. Each key has drills
that emphasize basic understanding and builds on chord progression movement from
whole notes to half notes and then quarter notes. Each sequence then builds to a full
chorale setting based on the studied chord progressions. This progressive approach to
connecting notes will have a lasting impact on the tone, balance, blend and intonation
of your ensemble. There are also daily warm-ups included to build strength and flexibility
in the brass, technical facility in the woodwinds and rudiments in the percussion. Since
the book is specifically designed for the middle level band, there has been careful
consideration given to instrument range and the keys presented.
10017030 Conductor 31.99
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