Méthodes de Caisse-Claire by Jacques Delécluse (born 1933) is a method for Snare Drum written for beginners. br> Including many explanations and comments Méthodes de Caisse-Claire in 46 pages contains many technical exercises and some studies that will develop the technique and the musicality of the learner. It is believed that good results will be obtained if nuances emphases liaisons and various annotations are learned and practised as part of a wider logical regime. The author Jacques Delécluse is a soloist at the Paris Orchestra and a professor at the ConservatoireNational de Musique de Paris. He has conceived a keyboard-percussion instrument that holds his name and is also the author of a series of seven books “À la manière de” for Drums and Piano.

Etudes for Performance & Sight Reading-Rhythmic Compositions consists of three books - each dedicated to various difficulty levels as defined by SmartMusic guidelines. This book covers SmartMusic levels 9-10 (advanced) with 30 snare drum etudes for each level.Though the etudes are perfect for sight-reading they also stand up on their own and can be utilized as individual musical performance pieces.

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series complements any band method and supplements any performance music. It contains 167 exercises, including more than 100 chorales by some of today's most renowned young band composers. Various exercises at the grade 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2 levels are grouped by key, including: * Long Tones* Passing the Tonic* Pitch Matching* Scale Builders* Interval Builders* Expanding Intervals* Chord Builders* Moving Chord Tones* Diatonic Harmony* Rhythmic Subdivision* 5-Note Scales* Scale Canons (5-, 6-, or 8-Note Scales)* Scale Chorales (5-, 6-, and 8-Note Scales) * ChoralesThe compositions were written by Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Jodie Blackshaw, Matt Conaway, Ralph Ford, Tyler S. Grant, Rob Grice, John O'Reilly, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Randall Standridge, Michael Story, and Scott Watson. Whether your students are progressing through exercises to better their technical facility, or improving their musicianship with beautiful chorales, we are confident your performers will be excited, motivated, and inspired by using Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band. / Caisse Claire