The Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method is a music educator s dream! It s a flexible performance centered curriculum that seamlessly blends classic and contemporary pedagogy and cutting edge technology. Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin present a systematic comprehensive musicianship curriculum second to none. Tradition of Excellence combines time tested approaches, today s trends and tomorrow s technology to advance your band program. Time Tested Approaches: Three unique starting systems Differentiated instruction and learning allows you to customize your teaching Pedagogically sound two-page lessons Sound-before-symbol rhythm instruction Scales, technical studies, chop builders, warm-ups, rhythm studies and sight-reading Solos, duets, rounds, band pieces and ensembles, including three built-in concert programs Today s Trends: Comprehensive Standards-based curriculum Color coding connects new concepts with the music Rhythm introductions adaptable to any counting system Nine page Oboe starting system Expanded Horn book with F and B-flat fingerings All in one Percussion book Repertoire from across time and around the world Built in written and performance assessment Theory, composition, ear training, improvisation, orchestration, conducting and history in every student book Historical and interdisciplinary worksheets and teaching guides Ready to use lesson plans Multiple option ensemble scoring Comprehensive, easy to use Conductor Score Score companion: Teaching Band with Excellence: a Comprehensive Curricular, Pedagogical, and Administrative Resource - an indispensable aid to the teacher Tomorrow s Technology: Revolutionary Interactive Practice StudiosTM and Interactive Teaching StudioTM that offer intuitive virtual student and teacher environments State of the art accompaniment recordings Instrument specific DVDs containing video lessons, accompaniments and importable audio files Downloadable lesson plans, worksheets and editable forms Interactive whiteboard ready Subscription based SmartMusic® support The Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method is comprised of: 21 instrument specific student books with an access code to the IPSTM online application and a DVD containing video lessons and recorded accompaniments Conductor score Score companion, Teaching Band with Excellence: a Comprehensive Curricular, Pedagogical, and Administrative Resource