


Expanded French Horn and Percussion books, including a separate book for Timpani & Auxiliary Percussion, address the unique needs of beginners on these instruments.A nine page FOR OBOES ONLY starting system gives beginners a solid foundation for learning in the full band setting.Excellorators (advanced supplemental exercises) reinforce and enrich performance basics.FOR FLUTES ONLY) offer idiomatic solutions to the unique challenges of each instrument. Three starting systems help ensure positive results in any beginning situation.Full color drawings and color-coding of important text and music motivate and inform.The result is the most complete band method available anywhere. The Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method Books 1 & 2 combine a strong performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening, composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary and multicultural studies.
