Foster Sound Musicianship with Sound Innovations
Tailor-made for beginning students, Alfred's Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band contains 167 exercises, including over 100 chorales written by today's most renowned concert band composers. These exercises are grouped by key and feature multiple exercises for each category to keep learning fresh and exciting. Students will gain experience with pitch and intonation, diatonic harmony, and rhythmic subdivision, all while developing ensemble awareness through chorale work. Here at Sweetwater, we've found Sound Innovations ... books to be ideal for any band method or as a supplement to performance music. If you're searching for an effective learning method for intermediate concert band students, Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a tried-and-true winner.
Alfred Sound Innovations Features:
- Contains 167 exercises, including over 100 chorales, tailored to beginning students
- Written by today's most renowned concert band composers, including 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
- Exercises are grouped by key, with multiple exercises for each category to keep learning fresh and exciting
- Ideal for any beginner band curriculum or as a supplement to performance music
