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Essential Elements 2000 Bk 1 Plus DVD
Comprehensive Band Method
by Tim Lautzenheiser, John Higgins, Charles Menghihi,
Paul Lavender, Tom C. Rhodes & Donald Bierschenk
Student Books include BOTH CD and DVD
CD/CD-ROM Features:
Play-Along tracks 1-58 with a professional player for
every instrument
DVD Features:
Startup Video learn the basics (15 min.)
ALL 185 Play-Along Tracks
More Duets and Trios
Music Listening Library
CD and DVD each Feature:
SmartMusic® Software practice, record, and email a performance,
plus on-screen assessment (includes Ex. 1-99 with special offer to continue)
Finale® NotePad Software
Tempo Adjustment Software for Play-Along Tracks
Better Pacing & Reinforcement
Rhythm Rap sequences help students understand new rhythms
Easy approach to new notes
Melodies carefully reinforce new material

Essential Elements 2000 Bk 2
Each book includes the Play Along CD Disc 1 which covers
2 different sections of Book 2, the first 55 exercises and
the individual study section. Individual Instrument Studies for
EVERY instrument, demonstrated by a professional soloist
on each student’s CD. Rubank Solo for each instrument,
with a soloist and accompaniment on CD.
12 Full Band Arrangements including another fully planned concert.
More Great Music - Expanded edition (48 pages) featuring more Classical,
World and Folk music than any other method.
Integrated History, Theory and Creativity.
Rubank Studies, Daily Work-Outs and Assessment.
Continues the solid teaching and practice habits of Bk 1.

Essential Technique 2000
(Essential Elements Bk 3)
A CD in every book that includes accompaniments for
the special studies, played on real instruments, not
synthesized. Contains scales, short chorales and
exercises in 9 major and related minor keys for individual
or ensemble study. The special studies include
Individual Studies, Reatking Skill Builders, Rhythm Pages,
Jazz Style and Improvisation, Full Chorales and
Rubank Scales & Arpeggios.

Standard of Excellence
Comprehensive Band Method
by Bruce Pearson
Books 1 & 2 combine a strong performance-centered approach
with music theory, music history, ear training, listening composition,
improvisation, and interdisciplinary and multicultural studies.
Book 3 is a continuation of the strong performance-centered curriculum
of Books 1 and 2. It is also an intermediate level band method book
that introduces students to Western Music History. Students play music from the
Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, plus the
20th Century; they learn performance and technical skills within the appropriate
historical context.

Book 1“Enhanced” with 2 Play Along CD’s & iPAS Software
Audio Accompaniment Recordings for all full band exercises.
Interactive Pyware Assessment Software (iPAS) for Windows or Mac,
takes students through entire book and provides numeric performance
scores • Tuner and Metromone included with iPAS. iPAS Teacher’s Edition gives
directors the ultimate objective assessment and record-keeping tool.
A full year of iPAS Assessment plus all audio Accompaniment Recordings included
on 2 CD’s.
Note: This is the same book as in the past, just with added CD’s

Accent on Achievement Bks 1,2 &3      
A Comprehensive Band Method
by John O'Reilly and Mark Williams

The Accent on Achievement method teaches your band all the
fundamentals for a solid musical background. All concepts are introduced
in a logical sequence.While the student books are designed for learning in
a band class, each of the books contains material specifically geared
towards each individual instrument. An enhanced CD accompaniment is included with every
Book 1 & 2. This CD contains audio tracks for all the music in Accent on Achievement,
Books 1 & 2 through line 42, with the exception of some of the "Accent on…
" exercises and the Accent on Performance pages. Each line of music is played twice:
The first time you will hear the melody played by either trombone, french horn, trumpet,
clarinet, flute or alto sax; the second time you will hear only the accompaniment.
The CD also contains a computer program that will run on Mac or Windows-based PCs.
The program, Accent on Interactivity, provides General MIDI accompaniments for all
the lines in Accent on Achievement, Book 1.You will find five full-band arrangements in
Accent on Achievement Book 1. Book 2 contains six arrangements for your band!
Book 3 contains 12 chorales, perfect for warm-ups and working on intonation.

Essential Elements Bks 1 & 2
Easy Steps to the Band
Band Today Bks 1,2,3
Yamaha Band Student Bks 1,2,3
Best In Class Bks 1,2
Ed Sueta Band Method Bks 1,2,3

Studies

Superior Band in Sixteen Weeks
One Book provides systematic approaches to the following issues:
Tone
Chorales for work on balance
Chromatic warm-ups and lip-flexibility exercises
Intonation
Includes intonation tests, pitch tendencies, and
suggestions for improving pitch specific to each instrument
Balance
Balance Pyramid for proper blending and balance
Warm-ups and tuning chorales
Technique
Scales in Seconds and thirds, arpeggios, and chromatic scales
Breath control exercises
Integrated Percussion Rudiments
Unlike any other book of it’s kind, this system incorporates progressive
percussion rudiments throughout

Warm-Ups and Beyond
A Comprehensive Rehearsal Book for Developing Bands
Veteran middle school band director Timothy Loest has drawn from
18 years of experience to create an all-encompassing warm-up book
appropriate for elementary, middle, and smaller high school programs.
Its logical sequence addresses technical issues at a variety of levels.
In addition to a wealth of chorales and scales, the book incorporates
articulation and flexibility studies, and an in-depth glossary of musical terms,
providing answers to questions posed by younger musicians. Percussion educator
Kevin Lepper has added a wealth of percussion exercises that will enhance the technique
of individual percussionists while developing the overall sound of your ensemble.
Warm-ups and Beyond is an ideal resource for every developing library.

Rhythms and Beyond
21 Lessons in Rhythm Skill Development
Rhythms and Beyond was written to help students understand
fundamental rhythmic concepts while mastering important counting skills.
Through 21 sequential lessons, students learn how rhythms are constructed,
counted, and played. Most importantly, they discover how to read and
perform notated rhythms at sight. Concepts covered include:
identifying the exact count where each note is sounded,
eighth-note subdivision, syncopation, sixteenth notes, and more.

Chorales and Rhythm Etudes
for Superior Bands
Organized Instruction for Advancing Skills in
Tone Production, Blend, Balance and Technical Precision
Chorales and Rhythm Etudes for Superior Bands follows the same
sixteen-week instruction calendar found in Superior Bands in Sixteen
Weeks, making it a great companion resource for directors who have
already discovered the value of Quincy C. Hilliard's teaching concepts.
It is designed to develop skills in musicianship that focus on tone production, balance,
blend, and technical precision. The book can be effective in small or large ensemble
settings, sectionals, and private instruction.

Bach and Before for Band
Foundations for Superior Performance
First Chorales for Band
3-D Band Book
66 Festive & Famous Chorales
Artistry of Fundamentals
Band Technique Step by Step
Encore (Best In Class)
Essential Technique
Exercises for Ensemble Drill
I Recommend
Symphonic Band Technique
Symphonic Warm-Ups
Technique Today Bks 1,2,3
Tone & Technique
Total Musicianship
Treasury of Scales
Unisonal Scales, Chords & Rhythmic Studies

Collections

First Performance Plus
Bruce Pearson & Barrie Gott - Grades 0.5 to 1.5
Included repertoire includes 13 songs that represent a
variety of musical styles such as rock, swing, marches,
traditional folk songs, transcriptions, and original concert,
contest, and festival music. Each piece was composed or
arranged especially for first and second year band students
to provide a repertoire of varied, fun, and exciting concert music.

Concert Favorites Vol 2
Grade 1 - 1½
Here is a follow-up to the popular Concert Favorites, Vol1
that features even more terrific easy works for beginning bands.
Perfect for groups with limited rehearsal time, this collection is also
an economical way to provide your players with quality literature.
(Beginning level to Grade 1.5) Contains:
Amazing Grace • American Spirit March • Bandroom Boogie
Gallant March • Gathering In The Glen • High Adventure
Infinity (Concert March) • Latin Fire • Linus And Lucy • Music From The Royal Fireworks
Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song • Scarborough Fair • Star Trek Generations
The Loco-Motion • Theme From Ninth Symphony

Film Favorites
Grade 1 - 2
The arrangements in this versatile book can be used either
in a full concert band setting or as solos for individual instruments.
The supplemental CD recording or Piano Accompaniment book
may be used as an accompaniment for solo performance.
Contains: Pirates of the Caribbean • My Heart Will Go On •
The Rainbow Connection • May It Be • You'll Be In My Heart •
Accidentally In Love • Also Sprach Zarathustra • Mission: Impossible Theme •
Music from Shrek • Zorro's Theme

Concert Favorites
Grade 1 - 1½
This collection contains 15 very easy/ easy selections
from the Essential Elements band series, correlated to
specific pages in the method books.
Includes: Let's Rock, Majestic March, Mickey Mouse
March, Power Rock, When the Saints Go Marching In,
Farandole, Jus' Plain Blues, My Heart Will Go On,
Rainbow Connection, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,
Do-Re-Mi, Drums of Corona, Laredo,
Pomp & Circumstance, Stratford March

Essential Elements Movie Favorites
arr Michael Sweeney - Grades 1-2
A superb, easy collection of popular movie themes
and songs arranged to be played by either full band or
by individual soloists. Each arrangement is correlated
with a specific page in the Essential Elements Band
Method. contains: Theme from Jurassic Park,
Chariots of Fire, Man from Snowy River, Forrest Gump-
Main Title (Feather Theme), Somewhere Out There, John Dunbar Theme,
Raider's March, Apollo 13 (End Credits), Theme from E.T.,
Star Trek-The Motion Picture, Back to the Future

Essential Elements Broadway Favorites
arr Michael Sweeney - Grades 1-2
A new collection of Broadway hits arranged for solo
instruments or full band. Arrangements are correlated to
the Essential Elements band method books 1 & 2.
Titles are:Beauty & the Beast, Tomorrow, Cabaret,
Edelweiss, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Get Me To the
Church On Time, I Dreamed a Dream, Go Go Go Joseph,
Memory, Phantom of the Opera, Seventy Six Trombones

First Performance
by Bruce Pearson & Barrie Gott - Grade 1 - 1½
13 new very easy/ easy pieces for beginning band.
Quality literature ideal for concerts and contests in a
variety of styles including marches, folk songs, Latin,
rock, blues, transcriptions and holiday music.

Accent On Christmas & Holiday Ensembles
Duets and trios for flexible instrumentation correlated with
Accent on Achievement Book 1
By John O’Reilly & Mark Williams
Contains:
Jingle Bells • Jolly Old St Nicholas •
Up On the Housetop • Good King Wenceslas • African Noel •
Hanukkah, Hanukkah • Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella •
Dreydl Song • We Wish You a Merry Christmas •
O Come, O Come Emmanuel • Deck the Halls • Joy to the World •
Away in a Manger • We Three Kings • First Noel • Angels From the Realms of Glory •
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • Angels We Have Heard On High •
Hanukkah, O Hanukkah • Ding, Dong Merrily on High • Auld Lang Syne

Classic Christmas Carols for Band
Total Option Scoring: Solos • Duets • Trios • Quartets •
Larger Ensembles • Full Concert Band •
in any combination of instruments
By David Newell
Contains:
Angels We Have Heard On High • Away in a Manger •
O Little Town of Bethlehem • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen •
Coventry Carol • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear •
O Come, All Ye Faithful • Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella •
O Come, O Come Emmanuel • Silent Night • We Three Kings of Orient Are •
Good King Wenceslas • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • The First Noel •
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Developing Band Book No. 4
15 Christmas Selections
Contains:
Christmas Angels • Christmas Decorations • Christmas Eve March •
Christmas Tree March • Christmas Wishes • Holiday Greetings •
The Huron Carol • A Little Christmas Overture • March for Christmas •
St. Nick's March • Swingle Bells • Three English Carols •
Three Quiet Carols • "Twas the Concert Before Christmas •
Variants On An English Carol

Christmas Ensembles for All
Christmas Duets for All
Christmas Trios for All
Christmas Quartets for All
by William Ryden
The music in these three collections is a mixture of songs, carols
and instrumental pieces suitable to the holiday season that, whether
familiar or unknown, cover the great diversity of our multi-cultural
heritage. The music is loosely progressive in difficulty, ranging from
grade 1 to grade 4. It is laid out so that no page turns are required. Each title starts on
the same page number in each book, so locating pieces is quite easy. Any number or
combination of instruments can perform the duets, trios and quartets in these collections.

Sound of the Season
Standard of Excellence
by Bruce Pearson & Chuck Elledge
A collection of 15 songs from around the globe. They
are arranged in 3 parts (melody, harmony, bass) and
can be played solo or in any combination of band instruments.
Includes: Holiday Medley (Jingle Bells, Jolly Old St Nicholas),
Up On the Housetop, Chanukah, O Tannenbaum,
Adeste Fideles, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Hark the Herald Angels Sing,
Stille Nacht, Rocky Rocky Road, African Noel, Angels We Have Heard On High,
Joy To the World, Here We Come A-Wassailing, 'Twas In the Moon of Wintertime,
Go Tell It On the Mountain

Essential Elements Christmas Favorites
arr. Michael Sweeney
Contains 2 versions of each holiday selection.
The SOLO version (with lyrics) appears on the left-hand
page, and the FULL BAND arrangement appears on the
right-hand page. The CD offers both full band with
accompaniments, and accompaniments only.

Yamaha Christmas Ensembles
John O'Reilly & John Kinyon
Provides a wide variety of instrumental combinations.
Line A is always the melody (solo), Line B is always the
preferred harmony part (duets), and Line C is always the
bass part (trios or full band).

Best In Class Christmas
Pearson & Elledge
Every player has the melody part with words.
Every player has an A part
which works as a solo with piano accompaniment.
Play duets with the A and B parts, or full band with
melody, A, B, C and D parts.

Concert Band Books