Standard of Excellence Enhanced Band Method for Bass Clarinet- Two Book Set - Includes Book 1 and Book 2 - With CD's

The Standard of Excellence ENHANCED Comprehensive Band Method Books 1 & 2 (KJ.PW21CLB and KJ.PW22CLB) combines a strong performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening, composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary and multicultural studies. Each book comes with two CDs containing all the full band accompaniments and the revolutionary iPAS Practice and Assessment Software. Directors will welcome the complete accompaniments and inspiring software. Students will find the new package makes practicing not only fun - but effective, too! The result is the most complete band method available anywhere. Features include: Full color drawings and color-coding of important text and music motivate and inform, three starting systems help ensure positive results in any beginning situation, FOR ... ONLY exercises (i.e. FOR FLUTES ONLY) offer idiomatic solutions to the unique challenges of each instrument, Excellerators (advanced supplemental exercises) reinforce and enrich performance basics, music from over 20 countries, with correlated enrichments, encourages multicultural study. Achievement Lines and GO FOR EXCELLENCE! test lines ensure objective assessment of students' accomplishments, a built-in reward system motivates students and encourages musical growth. Expanded 48 page part books (instead of the usual 32 pages) provide added reinforcement of musical skills, 2 CDs of Audio Accompaniment Recordings for all full band exercises, interactive Pyware Assessment Software (iPAS), for Windows or Mac, takes students through the entire book and provides numeric performance scores, tuner and metronome included with iPAS.