Veteran middle school band director Timothy Loest has drawn from 18 years of experience to create an all-encompassing warm-up book appropriate for elementary, middle, and smaller high school programs. Its logical sequence addresses technical issues at a variety of levels. In addition to a wealth of chorales and scales, the book incorporates articulation and flexibility studies, and an in-depth glossary of musical terms, providing answers to questions posed by younger musicians. Percussion educator Kevin Lepper has added a wealth of percussion exercises that will enhance the technique of individual percussionists while developing the overall sound of your ensemble. Warm-ups and Beyond is an ideal resource for every developing library.

A wealth of information and studies including:

• Basic and Advanced Warm-ups
  • Scales
  • Arpeggios
  • Interval Studies
  • Chord Progressions
  • Chorales
• Key Change Studies
• Articulation Studies
• Flexibility Studies
• Glossary of Musical Terms, Symbols, and Signs
• Percussion Features and Exercises Emphasizing
  • Sticking Systems
  • Basic Rudiments
  • Playing Technique for
  • Accessory Instruments