STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE Continuing the Excellence with . . .

COMPREHENSIVE BAND METHOD

BOOKS 1, 2 & 3
By Bruce Pearson STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE
The Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method combines a strong

Festival Ensembles 2
performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening,
composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary & multicultural studies.

Some of the many highlights and benefits include:

•Full color drawings and color-coding of important text & music motivate and inform.
•Three starting systems help insure positive results in any beginning situation.
•For…Only exercises (i.e. For Flutes Only) offer idiomatic solutions to the unique
NEW!
challenges of each instrument.
•Music from over 20 countries, with correlated enrichments, encourages
multicultural study.
•Achievement Lines and Go For Excellence! test lines ensure objective assessment of
students’ accomplishments.
•A built-in reward system motivates students and encourages musical growth.
•Full Conductor Scores contain Objectives for every line of music, Director tips,
Duplicable worksheets and quizzes, and MUCH more!
FESTIVAL ENSEMBLES
BOOKS 1 & 2
by Bruce Pearson, Chuck Elledge, & Dean Sorenson
STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE Playing in a variety of ensembles is an important component
ENHANCED COMPREHENSIVE BAND METHOD in the complete education of young instrumentalists. Festival
BOOKS 1 & 2 Ensembles, Books 1 and 2 present collections of easy, flexibly
By Bruce Pearson scored classical ensemble repertoire perfect for festivals, concerts,
Accompaniment Recordings & Assessment Software make all the difference - Students will love to practice and Teachers will hear the summer camps, and varied chamber performance throughout the
difference right away! Each Standard of Excellence ENHANCED student book includes two CDs that contain accompaniment recordings year. With Kjos Multiple Option Scoring each part book includes
for every full band exercise in the book. Students can play along with the fully orchestrated accompaniments on the CDs, or load the melody and harmony lines for each piece. This allows unlimited
included iPAS Assessment Software into a computer and receive a performance score based on note accuracy, rhythmic accuracy, and
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note duration. The content of the original SOE versions remains the same, retaining the clarity of presentation and unsurpassed pedagogy flexibility in the size of the group, instrumentation, and who has
and music that has made Standard of Excellence the world’s best selling band method! the melody! Students will love mixing and matching different
combinations of instruments on melody and harmony lines.
ENHANCER KITS Flexible scoring makes Festival Ensembles great for groups with
Already using SOE and want to upgrade to the ENHANCED version? No problem! Each 2-CD kit includes all the media of the ENHANCED non-standard instrumentation, too. Unequaled versatility makes
versions, including accompaniment CDs and iPAS Assessment Software. You’ll be amazed at the results!
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both Book 1 and Book 2 a must for every young band library!
iPASTM TEACHER’S EDITION SOFTWARE Book 1 Book 2
Free up your time to teach! Download your students’ assessment results into a modifiable database, view student progress, set up lesson Flute W27FL W29FL
schedules, create personalized exercises for your students, and much MUCH more! Oboe W27OB W29OB
B b Clar./B b Bass Clar. W27CL W29CL
E b Alto Clarinet
Book 1 Book 1 Book 2 Book 2 Book 3 Book 1 Book 1 Book 2 Book 2 Book 3
W27CLE W29CLE
E b Alto Sax/E b Bari. Sax
Enhanced Enhanced Enhanced Enhanced
Flute W21FL* PW21FL W22FL* PW22FL W23FL* Trombone W21TB PW21TB W22TB PW22TB W23TB* W27XE W29XE
Oboe W21OB* PW21OB W22OB PW22OB W23OB* Trombone T.C. W21TBG* W22TBG B b Tenor Sax W27XB W29XB
Bassoon W21BN* PW21BN W22BN* PW22BN W23BN Baritone T.C. W21TC* PW21TC W22TC PW22TC W23TC B b Trumpet/Bari. T.C.
B b Clarinet
W27TP W29TP
W21CL* PW21CL W22CL* PW22CL W23CL* Baritone B.C. W21BC* PW21BC W22BC* PW22BC W23BC*
E b Alto Clarinet W21CLE* PW21CLE W22CLE* PW22CLE W23CLE* Tuba W21BS* PW21BS W22BS PW22BS W23BS*
F Horn W27HF W29HF
B b Bass Clarinet E b Tuba Bassoon/Trombone/Bari. B.C. W27BC W29BC
BB b Tuba/E b Tuba
W21CLB* PW21CLB W22CLB* PW22CLB W23CLB* W21BSE*
E b Alto Sax W21XE* PW21XE W22XE PW22XE W23XE* B b Tuba T.C. W21BSG W22BSG W27BS W29BS
B b Tenor Sax W21XB PW21XB W22XB* PW22XB W23XB* Electric Bass W21EBS* PW21EBS W22EBS* PW22EBS W23EBS* Electric Bass W27EBS W29EBS
E b Baritone Sax W21XR PW21XR W22XR PW22XR W23XR* Drums & Mallet Perc. W21PR* PW21PR W22PR* PW22PR W23PR*
B b Trumpet/Cornet W21TP*
Mallet Percussion W27MP W29MP
PW21TP W22TP PW22TP W23TP* Timpani & Aux. Perc. W21TM* PW21TM W22TM* PW22TM W23TM*
E b Horn W21HE* W22HE* W23HE* Piano/Guitar Accomp. W21PG* W22PG* W23PG
Drums, Timp. & Aux. Perc. W27PR W29PR
F Horn W21HF* PW21HF W22HF* PW22HF W23HF* Conductor Score W21F W22F W23F Piano Accompaniment W29A
W21/W22/W23 Parts–$6.45 Parts with asterisks (*)–$6.95
Piano/Guitar Accomp. W27PG
PW21/PW22 Parts - $9.95 (Except F Horn and Drums & Mallet Perc. Books–$10.45) Conductor Score W27F W29F
Score – Books 1, 2 & 3–$49.95
Award Pins ($3.95) W21P W22P W23P Book 1 Parts–$5.95 (Except F Horn and Piano/Guitar Accomp.–$6.95)
Enhancer Kits ($4.50) PW21EK PW22EK
Award Medals ($5.95) W21M W22M W23M
Enhanced Teacher’s Edition Software (Works for Books 1 & 2) PW2IIPTE ($399.95) Book 2 Parts–$6.95 (Except Piano Accomp.–$7.95)
Book 1 Conductor Score–$19.95 Book 2 Conductor Score–$22.95
KJOS INSTRUMENT MICROPHONE & HOLDER KJ100 ($8.95)

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FIRST PERFORMANCE and
FIRST PERFORMANCE PLUS FESTIVAL SOLOS
By Bruce Pearson and Barrie Gott
BOOKS 1 & 2
Each First Performance book is a collection of 13 very easy (grade 1/2 -1)
By Bruce Pearson and Mary Elledge
pieces for beginning band. A variety of styles including marches, folk songs,
Latin, rock, blues, transcriptions, and holiday music provide interesting Each Festival Solos book includes 15 solos perfect for contests, festivals,
repertoire for beginning band from the very first concert. Each selection is concerts, and private study! The arrangers have chosen classic literature from
composed to ensure student success with extensive cross-cueing, limited master composers, providing young musicians with unparalleled musical
ranges, and interesting parts for all sections. First Performance provides experiences. Each part book comes with an instrument-specific CD containing
quality literature ideal for all concerts, and all first year programming a demonstration recording with piano accompaniment for each solo, plus
needs! a play-along accompaniment-only track. Program notes for each solo are
included, and a Piano Accompaniment book is available separately for
Highlights for both books include: performance or practice with a live accompanist.
•฀Grades 1/2 - 1 (through Grade 11/2 for Book 2) Since each instrumental part book includes the same titles, all solos
฀ •฀Variety฀of฀Styles can be rehearsed in a group situation as well as individually, saving valuable
฀ •฀Extensive฀Cross-Cueing teaching time for classroom band directors!
฀ •฀Creative฀Percussion฀Parts
B b Trumpet
Book 1 Book 2 Book 1 Book 2
Flute W28FL W37FL W28TP W37TP
฀ •฀Fun฀and฀Familiar฀Songs Oboe W28OB W37OB F Horn W28HF W37HF
฀ •฀Scored฀to฀Make฀Young฀Bands฀Sound฀Complete B b Clarinet
Bassoon W28BN W37BN Trombone W28TB W37TB

B b Bass Clarinet
W28CL W37CL Baritone T.C. W28TC W37TC
฀ •฀Glossary,฀Checklist,฀and฀Fingering฀Charts฀Included
E b Alto Sax
W28CLB W37CLB Baritone B.C. W28BC W37BC

B b Tenor Sax
W28XE W37XE Tuba W28BS W37BS
฀ •฀Historical฀and฀Cultural฀Information฀for฀Program฀Notes
B b Baritone Sax
W28XB W37XB Snare Drum & Mallets W28PR W37PR
฀ •฀Demo฀CD฀with฀Full฀Length฀Recordings฀in฀Every฀Conductors฀Book W28XR W37XR Piano Accomp. W28PA W37PA

฀ •฀1st฀and฀2nd฀Parts฀in฀Each฀Book฀for฀Flute, Parts–$12.95 (Except Snare Drum & Mallets–$14.95 and Piano Accompaniment–$9.95)

Clarinet, Alto Sax, and Trumpet

First First First First First First

Performance Peformance Performance Peformance Performance Peformance
Plus
E b Baritone Sax E b Tuba
Plus Plus

1st/2nd B b Trumpet/Cornet
1st/2nd Flute W26FL* W53FL* W26XR W53XR W26BSE W53BSE

1st/2nd B b Clarinet E b Horn

Oboe W26OB W53OB W26TP* W53TP* Electric Bass W26EBS W53EBS

E b Alto Clarinet
W26CL* W53CL* W26HE W53HE Drums & Mallet Perc. W26PR* W53PR*

B b Bass Clarinet
W26CLE W53CLE F Horn W26HF W53HF Timpani & Auxiliary Perc. W26TM* W53TM*

1st/2nd E b Alto Sax

W26CLB W53CLB Baritone T.C. W26TC W53TC Piano/Guitar Accomp. W26PG*

B b Tenor Sax
W26XE*
W26XB
W53XE*
W53XB
Bassoon/Trombone/Baritone B.C. W26BC
Tuba W26BS
W53BC
W53BS
Piano Accomp.
Conductor Score W26F
W53PA*
W53F
MUSIC THEORY &
W26 Part Books–$5.95 (with * –$6.95) W53฀Part฀Books–$5.95 (with * –$6.95) W26 Score–$19.95 W53฀Score–$24.95
HISTORY WORKBOOKS
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON By Chuck Elledge, Jane Yarbrough, & Bruce Pearson
By Bruce Pearson & Chuck Elledge Correlated with Standard of Excellence Books 1, 2, and 3 are the full-
color Music Theory & History Workbooks. This integral part of the
Sounds of the Season is a collection of 15 Christmas and holiday songs from around Standard of Excellence curriculum sets the course for a lifetime of
the globe representing holiday musical traditions from Africa, the British Isles, music appreciation. Workbooks 1 & 2 are divided into two parts. Part
Germany, France, the Middle East, the West Indies, and the United States. With Kjos One includes music theory information and written exercises; Part
Multiple Option Scoring each instrument has melody and harmony parts for each Two features music history reading assignments and written activities.
piece, allowing unlimited flexibility in ensemble size and instrumentation. Book 3 concentrates on music theory, with history correlated to the
Eight sacred and seven secular titles make this ideal for use in school, church, or theory pages teaching students the origins of the theoretical concepts
community settings. they are learning.
B b Trumpet/Baritone T.C. E b Tuba
E b Horn
Flute W25FL W25TP W25BSE

B b Clar./B b Bass Clar.

Oboe W25OB* W25HE Electric Bass W25EBS Student Book: L21 ($6.50) L22 ($5.95) L23 ($6.95)
E b Alto Clarinet
W25CL* F Horn W25HF* Mallet Percussion W25MP

E b Alto Sax/E b Bar. Sax Trombone T.C./B b Tuba T.C.

W25CLE Bassoon/Trombone/Bar. B.C. W25BC Drums, Timp. & Aux. Perc. W25PR
Answer Key: L21T ($9.95) L22T ($9.95) L23T ($9.95)
B b Tenor Sax
W25XE* W25TBG Piano/Guitar Accomp. W25PG*
W25XB Tuba W25BS Conductor Score W25F
Parts–$4.95 Parts with (*) $5.95 Score–$12.95

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