A TECHNIQUE BUILDING program for any band • Also for INDIVIDUAL STUDY or small groups • BOOK 3 of the Essential Elements 2000 beginning band system - FEATURES: KEY CENTERED SYSTEM • 9 Major and Related Minor Keys • Scales, Etudes, Short Chorales, and Music Technique Exercises - INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT STUDIES • For EVERY instrument, demonstrated by a professional soloist • CD in each student book • Includes accompaniments on real instruments, not synthesized - SPECIAL STUDIES SECTION • Reading Skill Builders, Rhythm Pages, Jazz Style and Improvisation, Full Chorales, Rubank Scales and Arpeggios - all included on CD - INTEGRATED HISTORY, THEORY AND CREATIVITY • Exceeds the National Standards for Arts Education - MORE GREAT MUSIC • A wide variety: Classical, World, Folk and more.