Standard of Excellence Book 1 - French Horn

Composed by Bruce Pearson The Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method Books 1 & 2 combine a strong performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening, composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary and multicultural studies.  The result is the most complete band method available anywhere. Features include: • Full color drawings and color-coding of important text and music motivate and inform. • Three starting systems help ensure positive results in any beginning situation. • FOR ... ONLY exercises (i.e. FOR FLUTES ONLY) offer idiomatic solutions to the unique challenges of each instrument. • Excellorators (advanced supplemental exercises) reinforce and enrich performance basics. • A nine page FOR OBOES ONLY starting system gives beginners a solid foundation for learning in the full band setting. • Expanded French Horn and Percussion books, including a separate book for Timpani & Auxiliary Percussion, address the unique needs of