Tradition of Excellence with DVD for Electric Bass - Two Book Set - Includes Book 1 and Book 2

Tradition of Excellence is a flexible performance-centered band method that seamlessly blends classic and contemporary pedagogy, instrument-specific DVD's, and the cutting-edge interactive practice studio technology. Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin present a systematic comprehensive musicianship curriculum that is second-to-none. This pack includes Book 1 (KJ.W61EBS) and Book 2 (KJ.W62EBS). Time-tested approaches include three unique starting systems, differentiated instruction and learning allowing you to customize your teaching, pedagogically sound two-page lessons, sounds-before-symbol rhythm introduction, scales, technical studies, chop builders, warm-ups, rhythm studies, and sight-reading, and 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, 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 Studios and Interactive Teacher Studio 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.