Classical Chorales Volume #1
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Classical Chorales is a series I'm developing to achieve two goals. One, to give some musical variety to practicing chorales and all the fundamental skills within (balance, blend, dynamics, watching, and so on). Two, to connect young players to classical music. I LOVE classical music, but it didn't start that way. The more I got connected to pieces and composers, the more I loved it. Hopefully, practicing these will help create familiarity, and thus foster a love for "classically-oriented" music.
** NOTE: There will be a Medium/Advanced and Intermediate version of all sets ** |
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30 Progressive Exercises for Band (or individual study)
(Beginner to Very Easy)
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This is the first iteration of a series of exercises that follows musicians as they progress through learning an instrument. The series generally follows the progression of what is used in most beginning band books.
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50 Progressive Exercises for Band (or individual study)
(Advanced)
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This resource is one of the few ones that I don't offer for free, largely because it has been a "labor of love" many years in the making. I don't care to think of the amount of hours logged into its creation. Originally, I set out to write sight-reading exercises that I could work on with the full band. My process:
- Give the students a fixed time to study - Have them perform (cacophonously) on their own - Count through the exercise together - Sing or tizzle/sizzle - Then play as an ensemble I then found that this also works well just as a "method book" type resource for an advanced band. Sort of similar Claude T Smith's Warm-Ups (which are awesome!!) I tried to include as many keys, rhythms, tempos, styles, etc as possible. This can be a great resource to add to the band director's toolbox for sight-reading practice, rhythm studies, etudes. It also works great for individual instruments, as it is designed to work seamlessly as both. |
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Folk Song Chorales
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This music is a set of warm-up chorales for concert band, offering variety when warming up one's band. Bach is the standard when it comes to chorales, and folk song chorales can add a new melodies and harmonies to the fundamentals taught during warm-up. In arranging these chorales, harmonies more idiomatic to the modern day concert band scoring are used, especially at the Grade II/III level. The folk songs included are Loch Lomond, The Parting Glass, Slumber My Darling, and Scarborough Fair.
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