A TECHNIQUE BUILDING program for any band o Also for INDIVIDUAL STUDY or small groups o BOOK 3 of the Essential Elements 2000 beginning band system - FEATURES: KEY CENTERED SYSTEM o 9 Major and Related Minor Keys o Scales, Etudes, Short Chorales, and Music Technique Exercises - INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT STUDIES o For EVERY instrument, demonstrated by a professional soloist o CD in each student book o Includes accompaniments on real instruments, not synthesized - SPECIAL STUDIES SECTION o Reading Skill Builders, Rhythm Pages, Jazz Style and Improvisation, Full Chorales, Rubank Scales and Arpeggios - all included on CD - INTEGRATED HISTORY, THEORY AND CREATIVITY o Exceeds the National Standards for Arts Education - MORE GREAT MUSIC o A wide variety: Classical, World, Folk and more.