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A Rhythm a Week for Band: Oboe/Bells Book

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A Rhythm a Week for Band: Oboe/Bells Book

A Rhythm a Week for Band: Oboe/Bells Book

Based on A Rhythm a Day by Igor Hudadoff

By Anne C. Witt

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Dr. Anne Witt has developed an effective tool to encourage the mastery of common rhythms for today's band student. Based on Igor Hudadoff's A Rhythm a Day, Witt's method targets the specific rhythmic problems and focuses on learning isolated rhythmic examples with 52 rhythm units in unison using major and minor scales. No band musician's folder should be without this invaluable resource!

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Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 28
ISBN10: 0-7579-7884-3
ISBN13: 978-0-7579-7884-5
UPC: 654979021698
SKU: 00-ELM01025
Instrumentation: Oboe/Bells

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About the Author: Anne C. Witt

Anne C. Witt

Anne C. Witt brings decades of experience in music education across orchestral and band settings. She has held faculty positions at the University of Alabama School of Music and the University of Texas at Arlington, where she taught strings and music education. Her career includes fourteen years directing orchestra and strings at the secondary level in Austin, leadership of the University of Texas String Project, and extensive work as a guest conductor for All-Region and All-State ensembles across Texas.

Witt is recognized nationally for her clinics on rhythm, intonation, and classroom pedagogy, presenting at MENC, the American String Teachers Association, and the Midwest Clinic. She served as President of both the Texas Orchestra Directors Association and the American String Teachers Association. Her publications, including the widely adopted A Rhythm a Week series, are used in school programs and private studios nationwide. She holds degrees from the University of Alabama and the University of Texas at Austin, and spent twenty years as a professional cellist with the Austin Symphony.

Why we love this

Witt's sequenced approach isolates rhythmic challenges rather than burying them in full arrangements, which means students see immediate progress on the patterns that actually trip them up in ensemble reading. Fifty-two carefully scaffolded units mean you have a complete year's worth of focused daily or weekly work without scrambling for supplementary rhythm drills.

What to expect

Focused and purposeful. Each unit strips away distractions and zeros in on one rhythmic problem set against a scalar backdrop, creating clarity about what you're learning and why. The incremental structure builds confidence without overwhelming.

Who it's for

Oboe and bells players in middle and high school concert bands benefit most from this book, whether your ensemble is building foundational rhythm literacy or addressing specific gaps. It works equally well for intermediate players needing targeted practice and advanced ensembles where clean rhythmic unison matters for precision.

How to get the most out of it

  • Work through one rhythm unit per rehearsal at the start of sectionals; the oboe and bells book targets the same patterns across your entire band, so sectional consistency matters.
  • Have students isolate the rhythm away from pitch first by clapping the figure in unison, then add the scale passage to connect rhythmic accuracy to intervallic reading.
  • Rotate which students read from the bells book during full band rehearsal to reinforce the patterns across your ensemble and ensure everyone internalizes the same rhythmic vocabulary.

How to use it

Use this as the opening activity in sectionals throughout the year, rotating through the 52 units across your rehearsal calendar. It pairs naturally with your regular repertoire study, ensuring that rhythm work stays current and directly reinforces what students encounter in their concert music.

Skills your students will build

  • recognition and execution of common rhythmic patterns across major and minor scales
  • rhythmic accuracy in unison contexts
  • sight-reading of isolated rhythmic figures before encountering them in full arrangements
  • rhythmic consistency across mixed ensemble sections

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