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Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician

A Comprehensive Method Book for Year One and Beyond Scott Rush, Jeff Scott

Edited by Marguerite Wilder

Percussion Book by Kevin Boyle

Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician is a fieldtested, vital, and—most important—musical collection of 225 sequenced exercises for the beginning band student. The companion website, Habits Universal (www.habitsuniversal.com) features supplemental rhythm vocabulary sheets, accompaniment tracks, video start-up clinics, as well as a professional video coach for each exercise in the book.

The book’s cutting-edge online component, Habits Universal Interactive, features a backend gradebook that allows students to submit video recordings of their performances as a primary source of assessment. This gradebook is compatible with PowerSchool, Canvas, Brightspace, Edmodo, Schoology, and many other platforms! What makes Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician unique? Features include:

• Teacher tips for each exercise in the book. • Diatonic solfege that begins on the first day of instruction. • Initial exercises on the mouthpiece, mouthpiece and barrel, reed, bocal and reed, or headjoint prior to playing the first notes in the book. • Sequential rhythm charts embedded in the book.

These same rhythms are then presented with pitches for a seamless transfer to the music students are performing. • Technique and skill-building exercises embedded within the method, which helps to prepare students for future Habits exercises. • The early introduction of the C penta-scale, which gets students away from a reliance on the key of

B-flat. • The introduction of five keys: Concert

B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, C, and F. The Concert

G scale is also provided in the back of the book. • Left (L) and right (R) indicators for woodwinds along with appropriate chromatic alternate fingering indicators. • Shaded boxes around first-time challenges in the student books. • A thorough explanation of (T:1) for trombones and rules for when to use it. • Rhythm vocabulary that progresses through quarters, eighths, dotted rhythms, sixteenths, and an eighth and two sixteenths. • The sequential introduction of the one-handed breakdown of a percussion rudiment before introducing the rudiment itself. • The use of the “enharmonic ladder” and the “call-and-response game” to learn enharmonic notes. • A thorough explanation of and markings for the “F dilemma” on oboe. • An explanation of appropriate flicking on bassoon. • Two pages of slow “clarinets only” work that focuses on going over the break and throat tones.

“Habits of A Successful Beginner Band Musician is terrific for every band director looking for a comprehensive beginning book. This book walks directors through the first ten days which are so crucial to establishing a great foundation. It also varies from the usual B-flat approach, introducing chromatic notes earlier and making those concepts easier for students. I would have LOVED to have a book like this when I first began teaching beginners decades ago! Well worth the investment!

— Susan Waters, Director of Bands, W. H. Oliver Middle School, Nashville, Tennessee

“I have loved using Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician with my first-year players! The curriculum sequence is very logical and does not move too quickly. I really appreciate the “First Days of Instruction” portion because it gives teachers a strong sequence of concepts to introduce in those crucial opening days. I also really appreciate the individual instrument pedagogical reminders/insights throughout the book. Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician gives first-year students a strong foundation. I am thrilled with it!”

— Christine Wolf, Director of Bands, Central Davis Junior High School, Layton, Utah

“We have been piloting Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician this year with our 6th graders and it is simply fantastic! An innovative book that starts students in solfege and reading rhythms right off the bat. One of the many things I love about Habits is the PERCUSSION (snare) parts are APPROPRIATE for the level and go through a concept for several book lines for reinforcement—this is huge! This would be a great option for seasoned band directors who are looking for new content, or a first-year band director finding the right method book.”

— Tara Melvin, Director of Bands, Awtrey Middle School, Kennesaw, Georgia

Available Editions: Digital versions available for all Student Books and the Conductor’s Edition.

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Scott Rush served as Director of Fine and Performing Arts in Dorchester District Two (SC) and is the legendary former Director of Bands at Wando High School. Jeff Scott is the Director of Bands at Cario Middle School in Mount Pleasant, SC. Marguerite Wilder is a clinician and education consultant with GIA Publications, Inc, and an instrumental music teacher. Kevin Boyle is the Director of Bands at Creekland Middle School in Canton, GA.

Habits Interactive Assessment Platforms

MusicFirst and SmartMusic both provide assessment platforms for our newest beginner band method book, Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician. These platforms feature video-invideo technology, built-in background accompaniments for each exercise, as well as built-in playback recordings for each line in the book. When students finish recording an exercise via video, the grade appears on the screen for immediate student assessment and automatically populates into the backend gradebook for the teacher. Through a two-click process of “Export” and “Import,” teachers can download the grades directly into their preferred gradebook. Habits Interactive Assessment Platforms save valuable time for the music educator.

MusicFirst Classroom is the only comprehensive learning management system (LMS) for K–12 music education. It combines learning management software with engaging content and powerful integrated software to help educators monitor student progress, make lesson plans, and create assignments. SmartMusic is a web-based suite of music education tools and home to the largest interactive and digital music libraries.

MusicFirst also provides comprehensive, built-in lesson plans that include teacher videos, accompaniment tracks, and a one-click method for making assignments .