Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series - Teacher's Guide for Winds and Percussion Books 1 and 2/J315

This revised version of the beginning band series makes Jump Right In easier to use and more musical than ever before.

Here are some of the highlights:

Student books have high-quality CDs of folk songs and melodies available that:

Comprise many styles, tonalities, and meters

Span many cultures and many centuries

Are ideal for for listening and playing along


Features performances by some of the world s greatest performers:


Artist faculty members from Eastman School of Music

Members of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Rhythm and Brass
Helps develop musicianship beyond instrumental classroom with:


Progress from sound to sight in logical, commonsense sequence

Opportunities for improvisation from early stages of instruction

Tools to help students learn to read and write with better comprehension

Arrangements of familiar songs in each book

Sequential and proven materials are:

Designed specifically to attend to individual differences

Based on current experimental and practical research

Based on the music learning theories of Edwin E. Gordon

Relevant to National Standards and include suggestions for measurement and evaluation

Extensive Teacher s Guide:

Contains lesson plans

Includes teaching procedures

May be used independently or in conjunction with Jump Right In: The Music Curriculum and Developing Musicianship through Improvisation