STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE Comprehensive Band Method High School Music Book

The Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method is our highly successful performance-centered band method, and it is used in hundreds of band programs worldwide. The full series consists of Books 1, 2 and 3 .

Books 1 and 2  combine a strong performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening, composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary and multicultural studies. The result is the most complete band method available anywhere!

Books 3  is a continuation of the strong performance-centered curriculum of Books 1 and 2. It is also an intermediate level band method that introduces students to Western Music History. Students play music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic periods; and 20th Century. They learn performance and technical skills within the appropriate historical context. Students are given a complete musical and historical education while advancing toward higher levels of musical performance on their individual instruments.

Also, an extensive array of repertoire is correlations .

All three Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method books are supported by Smart Music© .

The Standard of Excellence Band Method is comprised of:

• Individual instrumental method books
• Conductor Score
• Enhancer Kit to add interactivity to Book 1  and Book 2
• Award medals for student achievement in Book 1 , Book 2  and Book 3
• Aware pins for student achievement in Book 1 , Book 2  and Book 3

Also available is the Standard of Excellence Music Theory & History Workbook .

The ENHANCED  version of this original Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method augments Books 1 and 2 with the Kjos Interactive Practice Studios™  technology.  Whether you use this original Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method, or the Standard of Excellence ENHANCED  Comprehensive Band Method, your program will achieve the success you expect.