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These piano accompaniments can provide helpful guidance for teaching beginning instrumentalists. The format includes a cue line to provide the director or pianist with a visual guide of the student melody part. There is no CD included with this product; this is available with the teacher and student books.

(Essential Elements). (Essential Technique for Band is fully compatible with Essential Technique 2000) A technique-building program for any band, Essential Technique for Band is also an excellent tool for individual or small group study. This is Book 3 of the Essential Elements for Band beginning band system and features: Key-Centered System * Nine major and related minor keys * Scales, etudes, short chorales, and music technique exercises Individual Instrument Studies * Demonstrated by a professional soloist on your instrument * Professionally recorded accompaniments (not synthesized) Special Studies Section Reading Skill Builders, Rhythm Pages, Jazz Style and Improvisation, Full Chorales, Rubank Scales and Arpeggios Integrated History, Theory and Creativity More Great Music Classical, world music, folk and more Book also includes My EE Library* (myeelibrary.com) - Instant Stream/Download/CD* ...with Play-along mp3 tracks for many of the exercises *Internet access required for My EE Library . Book includes instructions to order free optional CD.

Essential Elements is a comprehensive method for beginning band musicians and can be used with full band, like-instrument classes, or individuals.

(Essential Elements Guitar). Essential Elements for Guitar, Book 2 is a continuation of the concepts and skills taught in Book 1 and includes all of its popular features as well - great songs in a variety of styles, quizzes, music history, music theory, and much more. Concepts taught in Book 2 include: playing melodically in positions up the neck; playing movable chord shapes up the neck; playing scales and extended chords in different keys; more right-hand studies; fingerpicking and pick style; improvisation in positions up the neck; studying different styles through great song selections; and more!

(EE2000). Now the best-selling band method is even better! Book 1 for absolute beginners includes a start-up video and much, much more, all on CD-ROM. Features: - Same great Essential Elements 2000 method! - 15-minute video/"super lesson" for learning the basics - Play-along mp3* tracks for all 185 exercises (featuring a professional player on your instrument) - Tempo Adjustment Software - Duets and Trios - Music Listening Library - SmartMusic Software for Exercises 1-100 (for use on PC/Mac) - practice, record, and email a performance with on-screen assessment *mp3 files will play on most current CD or DVD players Authors: Tim Lautzenheiser, John Higgins, Charles Menghini, Paul Lavender, Tom C. Rhodes, Don Bierschenk

Specifically designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1 or 2 years playing experience, but with no prior experience playing jazz. Great for individual or classroom use. Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs. Improvisation is made easy starting with simple 2-measure phrases. Scales and basic theory are introduced in a simple and easy to understand approach. 2 CD's are included with recordings of all exercises and arrangements. Other features: 7 full band arrangements, sample solos, jazz history and people.

There is a student text for each instrument (violin, viola, cello, string bass). Each teacher edition volume covers all instruments.

Book 2 features: * CD with more great play-along tracks, covering Exercises 1-55 and Individual Studies (pages 38-41) * Book 1 review section * Rhythm Raps * Daily Warm-ups * Theory * History * Multicultural Music * Creativity and Assessment * Sight-reading and Improvisation * Etudes created specifically for each instrument, demonstrated by a professional soloist * Rubank Studies and Solo - designed for each instrument from the very best of student etude and solo literature * 12 full band arrangements, including a planned concert * and more!

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