The next step in your musical journey.
The Essential Elements for Band Bb Trumpet Book 2 by Hal Leonard continues the learning process with the popular Essential Elements method. Building on the fundamentals established in Book 1, this interactive volume further develops your performance and theory skills through a variety of exercises and melodies. It includes a section of individual trumpet studies to focus your practice. Used by teachers and students across the country, the Essential Elements series offers a proven, engaging approach to learning music through familiar songs and instrument-specific exercises.
Continue your musical journey with Essential Elements for Band Book 2.
Take Your Skills to the Next Level
Book 2 reviews what you learned in the first volume, then helps you improve by introducing new notes, rhythms and key signatures. Duets allow you to play with others and the interactive online component provides an engaging at-home learning experience with accompaniment recordings and assessment tools for both students and teachers.Focus Your Practice with Dedicated Trumpet Studies
The Essential Elements method includes targeted studies for each instrument, allowing you to concentrate on the unique characteristics of the trumpet. The trumpet studies in Book 2 help reinforce proper hand position and breathing technique while improving your tone, flexibility and range.Play Familiar Songs and Develop Total Musicianship
Like Book 1, this volume pairs essential exercises with familiar songs like "Ode to Joy" and "When the Saints Go Marching In. This combination helps you develop performance skills and music reading ability while keeping practice fun and engaging. The Essential Elements series aims to develop total musicianship, even at an introductory level.Access Interactive Online Tools for At-Home Learning
Book 2 also provides access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), the ultimate online music education resource. EEi lets you utilize technology for teaching, learning, assessment and communication. It features accompaniment recordings, assessment tools and other resources ideal for at-home practice in today's virtual learning environments.Continue your musical journey with Essential Elements for Band Book 2.
Specifications
- ISBN: 9780634012945
- Width: 9.0"
- Length: 12.0"
- 48 pages
Features
Each Book Includes My EE Library
- Play-along Tracks for All Exercises
- 3 opening pages that cover all Book 1 elements
- Great refresher to start the 2nd year
- Also works to quickly add new beginners or instrument switchers into the intermediate band
- Essential Elements Features Continued and Expanded
- Includes rhythm raps, daily warm-ups, theory, history, multi-cultural music, creativity and assessment
- Introduces sight-reading and improvisation
- 2 pages of special etudes that teach specific skills, appropriate for each instrument
- Demonstrated by a professional soloist on Online Audio
- Classical style piano accompaniments on Online Audio
- Expands and strengthens concepts taught within Book 2
- From the very best of student etude and solo literature
- Key, scale and chorale studies for full band
- Rubank solo with piano accompaniment included in each student book
- Online Audio features a professional soloist and accompaniment
- Combined percussion book (drums and keyboard)
- Large, clear fingering charts
- Progress and practice charts
- Concise, easy to use conductor book