Download Free EE Band Book 3 Perusal Book
Five Ways EE Book 3 Can Help Your Students:
Continue individual development in the advanced stages
Ensure all sections develop all aspects of music together
Practice important fundamentals in EE to apply to your concert music
Key-centered format allows development in keys of your concert pieces
Let each section develop instrument specific-needs with the Individual Study Section
Essential Technique for Band Book Three further develops music skills for intermediate and advanced musicians. Book 3 takes students through multiple key centers, individual studies, and a variety of styles of music.
Individual Studies
Each Essential Technique book features:
Various studies accompanied with audio demonstration tracks recorded by a professional soloist
Instrument-specific exercises, perfect for both individual technique study & as small group lessons
Key Centered System
Essential Technique covers 9 major and related minor keys, each introduced with:
Scales
Rubank-style etudes
A chord balance exercise
Each key also has a short, full-band chorale that includes every scale tone for a given instrument.
Book Two Continuation
Continuing on from the previous book, Essential Technique includes more great music that explores a plethora of styles and cultures. Challenging concepts featured throughout are only introduced in familiar keys. Exciting features of book three include:
Introduction of triple meters (12/8, 9/8, 3/8), more triple based rhythms, rhythmic figures with rests, and meter changes
More music theory and terminology such as grace notes, divisi, and additional dynamics
History and music of 16 composers, world music and style studies
Integrated creativity and assessment that exceeds the National Standards
Special Studies Section
Throughout Essential Technique, various special studies are featured to engage students in more ways than book one and two. These studies include:
Reading Skill Builders
Further development of sight-reading skills
Rhythm Pages
Special reinforcement for newly learned meters and rhythmic figures
Basics of Jazz
A 2-page introduction to jazz style and improvisation, taken from our book, Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble, geared for concert band
Full Chorales
Perfect for study or performance, arranged by John Higgins
Rubank Scales and Arpeggios
Featured in both major and minor keys, in additional octaves, and featuring downloadable audio tracks
A Multi-Purpose Book for Any Band Program
The final book of the Essential Elements beginning band system, Essential Technique is the perfect resource for programs looking to help students build their skills and technique as they advance to more advanced pieces, and can be used in a variety of different learning settings.
Bonus: Essential Elements Interactive is included with the purchase of EE Book 3
Each book comes with Essential Elements Interactive - a powerful online resource for use in class or at home. EEi is included FREE with the purchase of a student book and provides students with many tools, including:
Enhanced Play-along Tracks
Cloud-based Recording Studio
Ability for teachers to assign, organize, and grade recordings
Ever-Expanding Resources
Track Student Progress
and much more