 |  | Kjos
 | Kjos publishes some of the finest sheet music and method books for school bands. "The Standard of Excellence" collection is a staple for many band programs. Kjos also has a complete collection of orchestra pieces as well as method books and contest works that are perfect for private instruction. It is not hard to see why the selections below are our top sellers. |
 |
| | | "Bastien Piano Basics" is a comprehensive series for piano study designed to get the young student off to the right start. The learning sequence is carefully graded to assure steady progress in all areas.
"Piano, Primer Level" introduces important new information to the student. Full-color illustrations entertain and reinforce the new ideas presented. The songs include original works as well as familiar folk and pop songs.
The companion books, "Theory", "Performance" and "Technic" are coordinated to provide reinforcement of basic concepts.
For more information, click here
|
| | | | "All For Strings", is a three part teaching method designed to help students cover a wide range of topics at their own pace. Skills presented in this first book include the very basics about using and caring for the instrument, as well as an introduction to music in general, and moves on from there. Some duets, trios and rounds are included with the songs, as well as a variety of exercises. Detailed photos and diagrams will help the student get off to the right start.
For more information, click here
|
| | | | This book contains a comprehensive selection of warm-ups, scales, technical patterns, chord studies, tuning exercises and chorales and is designed to organize daily rehearsal as well as advance your performance level. The book is split into four parts: part one contains warm up exercises, part two contains technique exercises (scales, scale patterns, intervals, triads and chord studies), part three contains chorales and tuning exercises and part four contains additional scales and arpeggios.
For more information, click here
|
| | | | | You might already be familiar with Pearson's "Standard Of Excellence" series. If you are, you know it is an excellent band method, and it will quickly help your students become proficient musicians. It begins with the basics, and with this book and a lot of practice, your students will discover the satisfaction of having the ability to play excellent music. You will find that this method is equally suited for either group or individual instruction.
All of the books in this series, except the conductor's score and piano accompaniment, include two CD's. They have accompaniments for all full band exercises included in the book.
For more information, click here
|
|
| Icon Definitions |  | Items with this symbol are in the Top 10% Bestsellers list. |  | Books with this symbol include chord symbols. This would be the name of the chord such as "C" or "G7" written above the music. |  | Books with this symbol include song lyrics. |  | Items with this symbol have been chosen as a Director's Choice by our staff of instructors. |  | The number shown next to any book represents the difficulty of the book. The difficulty is rated on a scale of 1 through 6, with 6 being the most difficult. |  | Books with this symbol have piano accompaniments included. |  | Books with this symbol have piano accompaniments available. |  | Books with this symbol have CDs included. |  | Books with this symbol have CDs available. |  | Books with this symbol include guitar tablature. This is a special 6 line staff that gives suggested fingerings for all notes. |  | Books with this symbol include guitar chords. Guitar chords have a small graphic giving suggested finger placement to play the chord. |  | There are four types of band sets: Concert, Marching/Pep, Jazz, and Small Ensemble. |
|
|
