Expressive Musicianship - Concepts and Exercises to Develop a Band's Musical Potential

Composer(s): Shelley Jagow This method presents interpretative suggestions to enhance ensemble musicianship for band directors and students in the following nine areas: Rhythm Melody and Phrasing Dynamics and Balance Embellishments Articulations and Accents Style Tempo Releases Intonation Each area presents a variety of concepts for musical expressiveness, and there are more than 225 exercises and excerpts to use during warm-ups or when transferring an expressive concept to the band’s current literature. This method includes: Intonation exercises that illustrate how to properly tune a chord Scale-based exercises written in the common keys of F, B-flat, and E-flat that can be used as part of a rehearsal warm-up to reinforce expressive concepts Band excerpts to illustrate how expressive concepts can be transferred to actual wind band literature A key sheet to explore how players’ parts may be edited to increase the quality of musicianship More than 40 ideas for increasing the ensemble’s musical potential A sample lesson plan and template to illustrate how to transfer knowledge to your current curriculum Additional TIPS in the conductor’s score for teaching each concept This method has a conductor's edition and 6 student books: C instruments: Flute, Oboe, Keyboard Percussion (no lower than F4 for Flute, and no higher than C6 for Oboe) B-flat instruments: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Baritone T.C. (no lower than D4 for Tenor Saxophone, and no higher than E5 for Trumpet) E-flat instruments: Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone (no lower than D4 and no higher than C6 for Alto and Baritone Saxophones) F instruments: Horn (no lower than B-flat3 and no higher than E5 for Horn) Bass Clef instruments: Trombone, Baritone B.C., Bassoon (no higher than D4 and no lower than B-flat2) Bass Clef instruments: Tuba (no higher than D3 and no lower than B-flat1) Publisher:    GIA Music ED,Meredith Difficulty Level:    0 Prices and product availability are subject to change without notice.