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- Motivation through musical interest If students like a piece, they are more likely t- spend extra time polishing it.
- Ideas are linked and reinforced After a page helping students develop D in alternate 4th, for example, the next page presents tw- short pieces in E-flat major.
- Pieces of reasonable length In a lesson, time is precious. Get t- the point quickly using short exercises and half-page etudes.
- A greater variety of key signatures Don’t get stuck in that B-flat / E-flat rut.
- Help with rhythm Some pages zoom in on common rhythm trouble spots, such as the deadly dotted-eighth sixteenth.
- Cross-referencing t- other books A big time-saver in lessons!
- Patterns t- be memorized Scale and arpeggi- patterns with musical shape.
- Bonus appendices focusing on special areas including:
- Developing the Legat- Tongue
- Double and Triple Tonguing
- Pattern Building (scales and arpeggios)
- Interval Accuracy
- Developing the High Range
- Tone and Tuning Exercises
- Flow Exercises (sing, buzz, play)