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Brought to you by the experts at Hal Leonard, Essential Elements for Band: Trombone Book 1 with EEI is the ideal method for beginning trombone players. This comprehensive course offers engaging exercises, theory fundamentals, and familiar songs for trombone. The lessons in this 48-page book are designed to start students on their musical journey in a fun, accessible way. Now including Essential Elements Interactive (EEI), Essential Elements provides the ultimate online music education experience with teaching, learning, and assessment tools for both classroom and at home use.
Essential Elements for Band: Trombone Book 1 covers all the fundamentals needed to establish a solid skills foundation. The method introduces basic trombone techniques including proper hand position and posture. Students will learn proper tonguing, slurring, and phrasing techniques through exercises focused on developing trombone skills. Scales, arpeggios, and etudes reinforce lessons in a musical context.
This method pairs familiar songs like "Ode to Joy" and "Jingle Bells" with targeted exercises designed to build mastery of skills. Upbeat accompaniment tracks for play-along are included with online audio. Rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic exercises teach note names, time signatures, and key signatures in an accessible way. Students will enjoy seeing their skills develop through the gradual progression of pieces in each lesson.
The included Essential Elements Interactive provides an unparalleled online music education experience. The program offers lesson plans, interactive tools for practice and assessment, accompaniment tracks for download, and a platform for communication between students and teachers. With Essential Elements Interactive, students will enhance at home practice and teachers will streamline in class instruction.
Essential Elements has set the standard for band and string methods for decades. This proven course offers students and teachers an engaging balance of essential exercises, theory, and entertaining songs. Now including Essential Elements Interactive, this trusted method is enhanced with cutting-edge online tools for a complete 21st century music education solution. Essential Elements for Band: Trombone Book 1 with EEI will start beginning trombone players on their musical journey in style.
Essential Elements for Band: Trombone Book 1 covers all the fundamentals needed to establish a solid skills foundation. The method introduces basic trombone techniques including proper hand position and posture. Students will learn proper tonguing, slurring, and phrasing techniques through exercises focused on developing trombone skills. Scales, arpeggios, and etudes reinforce lessons in a musical context.
This method pairs familiar songs like "Ode to Joy" and "Jingle Bells" with targeted exercises designed to build mastery of skills. Upbeat accompaniment tracks for play-along are included with online audio. Rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic exercises teach note names, time signatures, and key signatures in an accessible way. Students will enjoy seeing their skills develop through the gradual progression of pieces in each lesson.
The included Essential Elements Interactive provides an unparalleled online music education experience. The program offers lesson plans, interactive tools for practice and assessment, accompaniment tracks for download, and a platform for communication between students and teachers. With Essential Elements Interactive, students will enhance at home practice and teachers will streamline in class instruction.
Essential Elements has set the standard for band and string methods for decades. This proven course offers students and teachers an engaging balance of essential exercises, theory, and entertaining songs. Now including Essential Elements Interactive, this trusted method is enhanced with cutting-edge online tools for a complete 21st century music education solution. Essential Elements for Band: Trombone Book 1 with EEI will start beginning trombone players on their musical journey in style.