Coming Soon to Wilson Publications!
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Tunes You'll Like!
Tunes You’ll Like is a great new book packed full of well-known melodies! In my previous book, Building Blocks for Beginning Band, I talked about how important it is to play melodies because doing so helps us as musicians gain reading fluency and control of our instruments, while having fun making music. Many aspects of my teaching have changed over the years, but one constant I have found is that students are more interested when playing tunes they recognize. They are more apt to practice if they recognize the melody. It makes them feel like they have control and ownership over their instrument, giving them a sense of pride for being able to play melodies early in their musical career. Melodies have been kept in their original form—not simplified—and placed in a sequential order so that they are obtainable yet challenging for beginners through intermediate level players. The melodies can be played in a variety of styles including straight, swung, and funky. Be creative! Many of our parents and grandparents sang these familiar folk songs to us, and now I sing them to my children. Let’s keep these songs alive as a vibrant part of our traditional repertoire! These are tunes I like, and I know you’ll like them too! |
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Jazz Jam Building Blocks
We are excited about something new in the works called Jazz Jam Building Blocks. Similar to it's sister book, Building Blocks for Beginning Band, this book contains exercises, warm-ups, and concepts for beginning to intermediate jazz bands. Great for the beginner, great for the advancing player, and even great for the experienced player looking for creative refresher tools for jazz fundamentals. This will be an exciting new product to use with your ensemble! |
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Foundational Concepts for Drum Set
Foundational Concepts for Drum Set is a collaboration of the numerous exercises, handouts, and lesson plans that I have given to my students over the years. It covers concepts and sequences to develop various essential drum set skills such as technique, reading, and independence. It is designed to be a tool for beginning to advanced players. It's fun, formative, and fresh... it's foundational! I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I have creating it! |
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Steel Drum Method
Steel Drum Method is a new book for beginning through intermediate steel drum ensembles. This book contains exercises, etudes, and melodies that will help you start your beginning players, as well as challenge your advancing students. This method will help your steel drummers develop foundations of reading rhythms, progressively become familiar with the layout of notes on the steel drum, and build reading skills by use of recognized melodies and creative arrangements. This book is packed with lessons to develop essential styles of the steel drum genres, "Engine Room Jams" and ensemble groove building études, and other essential steel drum concepts. |