The world's leading strings method just got an update! Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
Essential Elements includes free access Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi introduces the first-ever, easy set of technology tools for online teaching, learning, assessment, and communication... ideal for teaching today's beginning band and string students, both in the classroom and at home.
These new editions include 150+ professionally recorded videos online featuring Essential Elements educators, 50 new copyrighted pop songs available online across all levels, three new song replacements, new color photography, and much more. Best of all, new editions still work side-by-side with previous copies of Essential Elements.
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The world's leading strings method just got an update! Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
Essential Elements includes free access Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi introduces the first-ever, easy set of technology tools for online teaching, learning, assessment, and communication... ideal for teaching today's beginning band and string students, both in the classroom and at home.
These new editions include 150+ professionally recorded videos online featuring Essential Elements educators, 50 new copyrighted pop songs available online across all levels, three new song replacements, new color photography, and much more. Best of all, new editions still work side-by-side with previous copies of Essential Elements.
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The world's leading band method just got an update! Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
Essential Elements includes free access Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi introduces the first-ever, easy set of technology tools for online teaching, learning, assessment, and communication... ideal for teaching today's beginning band and string students, both in the classroom and at home.
These new editions include 250+ professionally recorded videos online featuring Essential Elements educators, 50 new copyrighted pop songs available online across all levels, three new song replacements, new color photography, and much more. Best of all, new editions still work side-by-side with previous copies of Essential Elements.
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The Wohlfahrt Op. 45 Studies are a mainstay of violin study. Book 1 (50256580) and Book 2 (50256590) are bestsellers in the Schirmer Library. The entire set, Books 1 and 2 combined, is available in this new complete publication.
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Introducing the Positions, a series widely used in classroom and private studio, represents a critical “next step” for string students. Position playing allows players to extend range beyond the basics and move into the ranks of intermediate and advanced ensemble groups. The most important positions vary for each instrument, and Whistler wisely introduces the most-used positions first in Volume 1, followed by the next most important in Volume 2. An irreplaceable component for every string student's training!
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The world's leading strings method just got an update! Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
Essential Elements includes free access Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi introduces the first-ever, easy set of technology tools for online teaching, learning, assessment, and communication... ideal for teaching today's beginning band and string students, both in the classroom and at home.
These new editions include 150+ professionally recorded videos online featuring Essential Elements educators, 50 new copyrighted pop songs available online across all levels, three new song replacements, new color photography, and much more. Best of all, new editions still work side-by-side with previous copies of Essential Elements.
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The world's leading strings method just got an update! Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
Essential Elements includes free access Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi introduces the first-ever, easy set of technology tools for online teaching, learning, assessment, and communication... ideal for teaching today's beginning band and string students, both in the classroom and at home.
These new editions include 150+ professionally recorded videos online featuring Essential Elements educators, 50 new copyrighted pop songs available online across all levels, three new song replacements, new color photography, and much more. Best of all, new editions still work side-by-side with previous copies of Essential Elements.
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Disney-loving violin players, here's the collection for you! This collection features 101 Disney favorites from yesterday and today to learn and play! Songs include: Beauty and the Beast • Can You Feel the Love Tonight • A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes • Evermore • Go the Distance • He's a Pirate • I See the Light • Kiss the Girl • Let It Go • Mickey Mouse March • Reflection • A Spoonful of Sugar • True Love's Kiss • We're All in This Together • When You Wish upon a Star • A Whole New World • You've Got a Friend in Me • Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah • and many more.
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This easy jazz setting of the iconic Nina Simone song retains the authentic feel and harmonies. Sure to be a crowd pleaser, this arrangement lends itself to optional finger snaps that highlight the song's “cool” mood. Consider wearing sunglasses to further enhance the song's unique jazz style.
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Although composed for a video game, this African-flavored modern masterpiece has taken on a life of its own in pop culture as well as on the concert stage. This transcription by Matt Conaway matches the original orchestration and is compatible with the composer's own version for chorus. Performed with or without chorus, the effect is dramatic and moving. (MusicWorks)
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Original series (red cover)
Tailored to beginning students, Essential Elements for Strings Book 1 covers techniques such as instrument position, fingerings, and bowings while incorporating theory and history lessons throughout. Features a broad scope, comprehensive detail, great pacing, thorough reinforcement, and much more!
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A must-have for the serious violin student, these famous exercises are standard repertoire for the intermediate to early advanced player. Edited by Singer. (LB230)
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A continuation of Basic Rhythmic Training, this collection of progressive rhythmic drills is designed to increase a music student's proficiency in executing and understanding Rhythm. The exercises begin very simply and proceed to more complex meters, beat divisions and polyrhythms. The book can be used as a supplement to any method, or as a drill book for the musician who wishes to solidify and expand his/her rhythmic abilities.
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The world's leading strings method just got an update! Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
Essential Elements includes free access Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi introduces the first-ever, easy set of technology tools for online teaching, learning, assessment, and communication... ideal for teaching today's beginning band and string students, both in the classroom and at home.
These new editions include 150+ professionally recorded videos online featuring Essential Elements educators, 50 new copyrighted pop songs available online across all levels, three new song replacements, new color photography, and much more. Best of all, new editions still work side-by-side with previous copies of Essential Elements.
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This edition collects in one volume all four concertos that make up “The Four Seasons.” The combined retail value of the component publications that make up this collection (50263030 – Spring, 50263040 – Summer, 50262990 – Fall, 50263000 – Winter), at $7.95 each, totals $31.80. This “Complete” edition is an extraordinary value.
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If you've been playing violin for a little while, you are probably eager to learn some familiar songs. This book includes a wide variety of favorite songs, from pop hits and movie themes to classical melodies and folk songs, many of which originally featured violin! Songs include: Best Song Ever • Canon in D • Dust in the Wind • Eleanor Rigby • The Hustle • The Irish Washerwoman • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring • Pure Imagination • Theme from “Schindler's List” • Summertime • Tennessee Waltz • Turkey in the Straw • Viva La Vida • You Raise Me Up • and more.
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The world's leading strings method just got an update! Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
Essential Elements includes free access Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi introduces the first-ever, easy set of technology tools for online teaching, learning, assessment, and communication... ideal for teaching today's beginning band and string students, both in the classroom and at home.
These new editions include 150+ professionally recorded videos online featuring Essential Elements educators, 50 new copyrighted pop songs available online across all levels, three new song replacements, new color photography, and much more. Best of all, new editions still work side-by-side with previous copies of Essential Elements.
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Introducing the Positions, a series widely used in classroom and private studio, represents a critical “next step” for string students. Position playing allows players to extend range beyond the basics and move into the ranks of intermediate and advanced ensemble groups. The most important positions vary for each instrument, and Whistler wisely introduces the most-used positions first in Volume 1, followed by the next most important in Volume 2. An irreplaceable component for every string student's training!
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This classic series of duets for like instruments is recognizable to nearly everyone who has ever studied an instrument. The wealth of material supplements musical development and provides a rich experience for growing musicians. Duet playing is often a student's first form of ensemble experience - technique, tone quality, intonation and balance are introduced as students do one of the things they enjoy most - making music with a friend. And duet playing leads easily and naturally to competent performance in larger ensembles. (Vol. I – Easy to Medium, Vol. 2 – Medium to Advanced)
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This publication combines three books of Violin Technics with the added bonus of the Scale Studies into one affordable volume.
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The two volumes of Trott's widely used etudes are combined into one convenient, affordable volume.
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Building Blocks of Music
Are you a trumpet player interested in learning jazz? Did you recently join the jazz band at school? Or maybe you're a music teacher looking for a comprehensive course to help students get started? If so, you're in the right place! Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble – Trumpet is an excellent place to start. This educational method book gradually introduces new concepts in a clear format, followed by effective reinforcement exercises. Designed for players with 1-2 years playing experience, but no prior jazz experience necessary!) this method features a creative approach that enhances students' understanding while making learning fun.
Enable Learning & Spark Creativity
The Essential Elements books are reliable resources utilized by music educators for classroom instruction and private lessons. Trumpet players will develop a foundation of jazz basics with this comprehensive method for jazz style and improvisation. The EE series includes traditional workbook pages and features such as cross-curricular activities, quizzes, familiar songs, basic improvisation, and more.
Learn Basic Jazz Theory
Whether you're just beginning your jazz journey, or strengthening your foundational knowledge, the Essential Elements – Jazz Ensemble Method books follow a practical and proven approach to learning. Concepts covered in this book include: improvisation made easy, starting with two-measure phrases; scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format; play-along tracks for every exercise included; seven full band arrangements; sample solos; information on jazz musicians; and jazz history.
My EE Library Access Included
This book includes a unique access code to quality demonstration and backing tracks online–available for download or streaming. The accompanying online audio is enhanced with PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. Playing along with the accompaniment tracks is an excellent way to hear how jazz is played.
Start your jazz journey with a method you can trust!
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Finally, a songbook that will get you through the whole holiday season! Violinists will love this jam-packed collection of 101 holiday favorites! Songs include: Away in a Manger • Caroling, Caroling • Do You Want to Build a Snowman? • Feliz Navidad • Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • I Saw Three Ships • Jingle Bells • Joy to the World • Mary, Did You Know? • O Come, All Ye Faithful • O Holy Night • Silent Night • The Twelve Days of Christmas • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • White Christmas • and more.
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For unaccompanied cello.
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The world's leading band method just got an update! Essential Elements for Band offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
Essential Elements includes free access Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi introduces the first-ever, easy set of technology tools for online teaching, learning, assessment, and communication... ideal for teaching today's beginning band and string students, both in the classroom and at home.
These new editions include 250+ professionally recorded videos online featuring Essential Elements educators, 50 new copyrighted pop songs available online across all levels, three new song replacements, new color photography, and much more. Best of all, new editions still work side-by-side with previous copies of Essential Elements.
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Originally on the soundtrack from the motion picture We Were Soldiers and performed at Ronald Reagan's funeral, this moving tribute to the members of the Armed Forces is once again relevant.
To fallen soldiers, let us sing,
Where no rockets fly or bullets wing,
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the LordAvailable separately: SATB divisi, SAB, 2-Part and TTBB. Concert Band Accompaniment (Gr.3), Optional String Pak and ShowTrax CD also available. Performance Time: Approx. 1:40
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For unaccompanied cello.
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