A technique-building program for any band, Essential Technique is also an excellent tool for individual or small group study. This is Book 3 of the Essential Elements beginning band system and features: Key-Centered System - 9 major and related minor keys - Scales, etudes, short chorales, and music technique exercises Individual Instrument Studies - Demonstrated by a professional soloist on your instrument - Accompaniments on the included CD are professionally recorded (not synthesized) Special Studies Section Reading Skill Builders, Rhythm Pages, Jazz Style and Improvisation, Full Chorales, Rubank Scales and Arpeggios - all included on CD Integrated History, Theory and Creativity Exceeds the National Standards for Arts Education More Great Music Classical, world music, folk and more