Alfred Sound Innovations for Concert Band – Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band Baritone Saxophone/Alto Clarinet

Description

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) * Chorales*The 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.