A TECHNIQUE BUILDING program for any band · Also for INDIVIDUAL STUDY or small groups · BOOK 3 of the Essential Elements 2000 beginning band system - FEATURES: KEY CENTERED SYSTEM · 9 Major and Related Minor Keys · Scales, Etudes, Short Chorales, and Music Technique Exercises - INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT STUDIES · For EVERY instrument, demonstrated by a professional soloist · CD in each student book · Includes accompaniments on real instruments, not synthesized - SPECIAL STUDIES SECTION · Reading Skill Builders, Rhythm Pages, Jazz Style and Improvisation, Full Chorales, Rubank Scales and Arpeggios - all included on CD - INTEGRATED HISTORY, THEORY AND CREATIVITY · Exceeds the National Standards for Arts Education - MORE GREAT MUSIC · A wide variety: Classical, World, Folk and more.