Description
Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band expands on the principles established in Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band, featuring 399 new exercises that present greater technical and musical challenges. This includes over 70 chorales composed by some of the most esteemed contemporary composers for concert band, such as Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galante, David Gillingham, Stephen Melillo, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Jack Stamp, Randall Standridge, and Michael Story. This book serves as a significant resource for fostering student development in their musical journey.
Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band is an essential tool for enhancing your students' understanding and skills as ensemble musicians. It comprises 412 exercises, including more than 70 chorales by some of today's leading concert band composers. The exercises are categorized by key and presented across various intermediate difficulty levels. Whenever feasible, multiple exercises within the same category are included to provide diversity while still achieving the objectives of that specific exercise type. You will observe that numerous exercises and chorales are distinctly marked with dynamics, articulations, style, and tempo, allowing students to focus on these performance elements. Additionally, some exercises are deliberately designed to be flexible, enabling the teacher to adapt them to meet the specific needs and goals of their ensemble. Whether your students are advancing through exercises to enhance their technical skills or engaging with beautiful chorales to challenge their musicianship, this book can be utilized following any band method or as a supplementary resource for performance music. It features chorales by composers such as Roland Barrett, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galante, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Randall Standridge, and Michael Story. The Ensemble Development Series is also offered for Young Band and Advanced Band. For more information, visit www.alfred.com/SIED.
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