Alfred Publishing Band Expressions, Book One: Student Edition

Grade Level 1

Learning was never so much fun! If you're looking for a revolutionary band curriculum that builds solid musicianship while motivating your students to practice throughout the year, then you've found it! This full band curriculum is sound in its pedagogy, written by leading young band composers and educators, including Robert W. Smith and Michael Story. The integration of important songs from the band world, that are both familiar and fun to play, is one of the stellar aspects of this course. Throughout the book, students experience music from a veritable "who's who" list of great band composers.

They'll discover the musical contributions of Percy Grainger, Gustav Holst, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, John Williams and John Philip Sousa as well as classical composers. Some of the notable features include: A wonderful variety of melodies that span various styles and periods, including many popular themes students will know:
-A 96-track CD in each student book spans exercises throughout the lesson book
-Professional accompaniments in diverse styles keep practice fun
-A comprehensive score with related activities and supplementary lesson ideas
-A DVD that complements the content of the lesson and offers short clips that are perfect for recruitment purposes
-Historical notes on some of the most notable composers of band music
-A percussion book that exposes students to performing more than 25 different instruments
-Develop compositional skills, music reading skills, and learn the correlation between art and music
-Includes 9 full band pieces written by Michael Story and Robert W. Smith
-A teacher CD that includes wonderful listening opportunities for the students.

Your students will love playing along with the CD accompaniment tracks! And, for the director the Teacher's Resource Kit provides a comprehensive score makes lesson planning easy and enjoyable. Related activities, supplementary lesson ideas, curriculum planning information and much, much more are offered to assist and inspire you.

The song list includes: A Rock Naphobia, African Patapan, All Through The Night, Anchors Aweigh, Angel Band, Arirang, Around Her Neck, Arre Mi Burrito, Augie's Great Municipal Band, Back To Home, Balance Our Sound, Bang The Drum All Day, Batman Theme, Breaking Away, Can Can, Canon Roll, Catch A Falling Star, Celebration, Change The Drum, Che Che Koolay, Checki Morena, Chester, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chorale, Cielito Lindo, Ciranda, Claire De Lune, Concert Chorale, Creative Expression, Crescent Moon, Cucu Cucu, Dance Of The Reed Flutes, Donkey Song, Doo Wah Diddy Diddy, Duermo Pronto, Duke's Place (A/K/A C Jam Blues), Echo Warm Up, El Juego Chirimbolo, El Relicario, El Toro, Feel The Force, Feliz Navidad, Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue, Getting Even, Git Along Little Doggies, Go Go Allegro, Going The Distance, Golden Gate March, Goodbye Old Paint, Great Grandad, Green Sally Up, Ha Kyo Jung, Half The Time, Hao Peng You, Happy Birthday To You, Hello Lungile, Heroes March, Hill And Gully, Hine Ma Tov, Holiday Warmup, Hua Gu Ge, Hymnsong, I Got Rhythm, In The Bleak Midwinter, It Don't Mean A Thing, Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells / Auld Lang Syne, Juba, Kaeru No Uta, Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree, La Cucaracha, Largo From New World Symphony, Lil Liza Jane, Long Legged Sailor, Los Pollitos, Lotta Latin, March Flam, Marianne, Mary With My New Notes, Mary's New Groove, Matchmaker, Mi Caballo Blanco, Mixing The Three, Moderato March, Mouthpiece Rock, My Quarters, Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye), New Vistas, Norwegian Mountain Dance, Ode To Joy, Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be, Ok Chorale, One Note Reggae, One Note Shout, Oranges And Lemons, Ouma, Over The Rainbow (From "The Wizard Of Oz"), Over There, Paradiso, Peep Squirrel, Phrase Phun, Playing The Phrase, Putting It Together, Quarter Note Rock, Rain Rain Go Away, Reading The Eighths, Rhapsody In Blue, Round And Round We Go, Royal Fireworks Music, 'S Wonderful, Sakura, San Serini, Sarasponda, Satin Doll (Instrumental), Scooby-Doo, Where Are You, Sea Chanty, Shaker Hymn, Shepherds Hey, Shusti Fidli, Smooth Sailing, Sole Sounds, Soli Jam, Solo Rock, Song In Eb, Song Of The Volga Boatmen, Summertime, Sunrise, Sunset, Surprise Symphony, Thanksgiving Song, The Chicken Dance, The Hey Song, The Long And Short Of It, The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down, The Rooster's Call, Theme From Ice Castles, Theme From Jaws, There Are Many Flags In Our Land, There's No One Exactly Like Me, Three At A Time, Three Pairs And A Caterpillar, Tinga Layo, Two For The Show, Two Tone Workout, Up On The Housetop, Wade In The Water, Walking Waltz, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, When The Saints Go Marching In, Whole Lotta Fun, Winter Wonderland, Wipe Out, Woodchopper's Ball, Woodchopper's Ball (C Version), and You're A Grand Old Flag.