Guides to Band Masterworks #6

This continuation of the series provides band directors with a ready-made curriculum developed to incorporate comprehensive-musicianship training through quality band literature. This volume features American Riversongs by Pierre La Plante, Echoes of the Hollow Square by Johnnie Vinson, and ...and the antelope play by John Alan Carnahan. Student workbooks for each of the featured works may be downloaded. Each unit study includes: ear training, rhythm studies, compositional elements of music, rehearsal strategies for addressing common ensemble issues, creative projects, active listening activities, sample teaching schedule, unit quiz (and answer sheet), student practice plan, and optional band projects.