Chorales and Rhythm Etudes for Superior Bands

Scales and Tuning Exercises for Superior Bands is a great resource for those bands seeking to improve their development in scale studies intonation and balance through chorales and harmonized studies. This book can be used as a daily warm-up for intermediate or advanced ensembles.Included is an in-depth explanation of how major and minor key signatures and scales are constructed as well as exercises for the students to complete. In addition to major and minor scales the whole tone blues and pentatonic scales are included.Balance is also addressed in detail. The student will not only study band balance but sectional balance as well. When playing the choralesand harmonized studies in this book the student should understand the importance of tone quality intonation blend and balance. Tips for playing chorales and harmonized studies are also included.This book continues the sequence of books in the Superior Bands series. Earlier books include Superior Bands in Sixteen Weeks and Chorales and Rhythm Etudes for Superior Bands.