Essential Elements for Band Book 1 offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages.
This book includes access to Hal Leonard's Essential Elements Interactive website, which allows students new, advanced ways to learn with the help of their teachers.
This book is compatible with and has replaced Essential Elements 2000.