Alfred 2008–2009 BAND DIRECTOR’S RESOURCE GUIDE Concert Band Marching & Pep Band Jazz Percussion Theory & Reference alfred.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Music Technology Made Easy! CONCERT BAND Band Instruction NEW! Alfred’s MusicTech Series Accent on Achievement..............4–9 Band Expressions™ .................10–17 Book 1: Composing Music with Notation by Floyd Richmond, Tom Rudolph, Lee Whitmore & Stefani Langol Yamaha Band Student .................. 18 Belwin 21st Century Introduces and explains concepts that will help music Band Method ............................... 19 students to have a broader understanding of the operation Recordings ........................................ 19 of notation software programs, composition of melodies and Textbooks ........................................... 20 accompaniments on the computer, and using notation software Supplemental to create their own arrangements! No previous experience with Concert Band ..........................21–23 music notation software or music theory is required! Resource Quick Book & Data CD (00-25565) .......................................................................$16.95 Reference Guide ....................24–25 Concert Band Technique .......26–29 Book 1: Playing Keyboard by Tom Rudolph, Lee Whitmore, Stefani Langol & Floyd Richmond MARchiNG BAND Playing Keyboard is organized into five units, each including Pep Band & Stands Collections ...30 progressive and supplemental activities for practice and DVDs ..................................................... 31 reinforcement. Topics include: Left- and right-hand melody in C JAZZ ENSEMBLE position, two-hand melody with C chord, C and G7 chords with Collections ...................................32–33 the left hand, improvise percussion parts, C, F, and G7 chords with Methods .............................................. 34 the left hand, theme and variations form, variations of the 12-bar Additional Jazz Resources ...35–36 blues progression in C, improvise melodies using the blues scale. Jazz at Lincoln Center ................... 37 Book & Audio CD (00-25564).....................................................................$16.95 PERCUSSION Book 1: Sequencing and Music Production Methods .......................................38–40 by Stefani Langol, Lee Whitmore, Tom Rudolph & Floyd Richmond Additional Percussion Designed for late elementary to high school students to obtain a Resources ........................................ 41 broader understanding of composing and recording music and to Keyboard Percussion .............42–43 World Percussion ............................ 44 become familiar with basic tools and techniques for recording MIDI and audio. No previous experience with composition or ADDITIONAL RESOURCES sequencing/audio recording software is required. 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