Accent on Performance Holiday Collection for Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle)


Book Description

Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful band method, Accent on Achievement. Alfred Music is now proud to make these arrangements available in a book format that includes 22 full arrangements in each collection. The Holiday Collection features creative arrangements of many Christmas and Hannukah favorites. Titles: * First Holiday Concert * Christmas on the Farm * Two Spanish Carols * Early English Christmas * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Parade of the Tin Soldiers * Lo, How a Rose * Wassail March * Little Drummer Boy * A Holiday Processional * North Pole Sleigh Ride * First Rockin' Christmas * Holiday Magic * Two English Carols * In a Christmas Mood * Procession of the Kings * First Winters Sleigh Ride * Kings from the East * Holiday for Basses * Winter Fun * Two Holiday Classics * Yankee Doodle Christmas




Accent on Performance March Collection for Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle)


Book Description

Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful band method, Accent on Achievement. Alfred Music is now proud to make these arrangements available in a book format that includes 22 full arrangements in each collection. The March Collection includes many original marches along with arrangements of famous march themes. Titles: * March Zuma * Maritime March * Fanfare for Freedom * Seaway Festival March * The Magnificent Five * Twin Cities March * Early Bird March * March Saranac * March Royale * Wingate March * Two Bridges March * Cold Brook March * Marching Marines * Trumpets up Front * Pirates Cave * March for Patriots Day * Battle Creek March * March Supreme * New Orleans Strut * Thunder Bay March * Honor Roll March * March for Megan




Accent on Achievement, Bk 1


Book Description

Accent on Achievement is a revolutionary, best-selling band method that will excite and stimulate your students through full-color pages and the most complete collection of classics and world music in any band method. The comprehensive review cycle in books 1 & 2 will ensure that students remember what they learn and progress quickly. Also included are rhythm and rest exercises, chorales, scale exercises, and 11 full band arrangements among the first two books. Book 3 includes progressive technical, rhythmic studies and chorales in all 12 major and minor keys. Also included are lip slur exercises for increasing brass instrument range and flexibility. Accent on Achievement meets and exceeds the USA National Standards for music education, grades five through eight. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.




Percussive Notes


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Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer


Book Description

Voted second on Modern Drummer's list of 25 Greatest Drum Books in 1993, Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer is one of the most versatile and practical works ever written for drums. Created exclusively to address syncopation, it has earned its place as a standard tool for teaching beginning drummers syncopation and strengthening reading skills. This book includes many accented eighths, dotted eighths and sixteenths, eighth-note triplets and sixteenth notes for extended solos. In addition, teachers can develop many of their own examples from it.




How to Write for Percussion


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Introduction. How this book is organized ; Instruments covered ; Working with percussionists ; Location specifics ; The value of not reading this book.




Understanding Music


Book Description

Music moves through time; it is not static. In order to appreciate music wemust remember what sounds happened, and anticipate what sounds might comenext. This book takes you on a journey of music from past to present, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque Period to the 20th century and beyond!




Passing Strange


Book Description

"Stew brings us the story of a young bohemian who charts a course for 'the real' through sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll."--Page 4 of cover.




The Art of Bop Drumming


Book Description

Presents the essential elements of bop drumming demonstrated through concise exercises and containing ideas to help understand what to play and how to play it and why, as well as an explanation of how the drummer functions in a group.




Accent on Performance Concert Favorites Collection for Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Auxiliary Percussion)


Book Description

Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful band method, Accent on Achievement. Alfred Music is now proud to make these arrangements available in a book format that includes 22 full arrangements in each collection. The Classical Collection includes authentic, carefully arranged music of the master composers from the Renaissance through the Romantic Period. Titles: * Elizabethan Dances * Mozart Serenade and Dance * St. Anthony Chorale * Best of Beethoven * Ave Verum Corpus * Saturday at the Symphony * and 16 others