Belwin 21st Century Band Method, Level 1 Trombone

LevelOneofthismethodiscomprisedofbooksforalltheprimarybandinstrumentspluselectricbassandguitar,videosforeachinstrument,andanaccompanimentCD.TheentiremethodisalsoavailableforSmartMusic(tm)byCodaMusicSoftware.Motivationalaspectsareemphasized,suchasusingfrequentduetsandrounds,populartunesaswellasclassical,traditional,folk,andotherstyles,and"SongsJustfortheFunofIt,"whichappearatstrategiclearningintervals.Mostofall,theLevelOnebookcanbecompletedinjustoneyear,whichencouragesstudentstowanttolearnmore.Lessonsarecarefullysequenced,andincludein-depthrhythmstudy,consistentreinforcementoftopicsnewlypresented,theoryexercises,andpointsonindividualinstrumentneeds.Theconductor'sscoreincludeslessonplansandteachingsuggestionscorrelatedwiththeNationalStandardsforArtsEducation.ThreecompleteconcertsareincludedinLevelOne.