Accent on Achievement, Book 2: Teacher's Resource Kit (Texas Edition)

This Teacher's Resource Kit transforms your preparation time by centralizing everything you need to teach from Book 2: answer keys, lesson plans, assessment tools, and reproducible materials all designed specifically for the Texas curriculum standards. The full-color design and world music selections keep students engaged while you manage the instructional mechanics behind the scenes, freeing you to focus on artistry and ensemble development rather than hunting for supplementary materials.

Opening this kit feels like having a thoughtfully planned curriculum arrive in your hands. The full-color pages energize students immediately, and the variety keeps rehearsals from feeling formulaic. You move between world music, classics, technical studies, and ensemble arrangements without losing pedagogical intentionality.

Band directors teaching mixed-ability ensembles in grades 5-8 who need comprehensive instructional support aligned with Texas standards. Teachers new to the Accent on Achievement method will find this kit particularly valuable for understanding the pedagogical sequence and pacing built into Book 2.

• Cycle through the rhythm and rest exercises as quick daily warmups rather than assigning them all at once; students retain patterns better when they see the same concept return in new contexts over two weeks.
• Use the full band arrangements to teach balance and blend before expecting students to manage it in concert repertoire; these pieces are specifically designed for developing ensemble listening skills.
• Build scale exercises into a structured routine that students can execute independently, so they own their technical growth and you can use rehearsal time for ensemble work.
• Anchor chorale study to your section rehearsals; have brass focus on one while woodwinds work another, then swap. This keeps students moving and differentiates the technical demands.

Use this resource kit from the beginning of your school year as your primary planning document for Book 2. The structured review cycles and full band arrangements can anchor your concert programming throughout fall and spring, while the scale exercises, chorales, and technical studies form the backbone of sectional and full-ensemble rehearsals.

• Reading rhythms with rests and syncopation in a comprehensive review cycle
• Scale facility across major and minor tonalities
• Interval accuracy and intonation awareness through chorale studies
• Ensemble balance and blend through full band arrangements
• Sight-reading of diverse musical styles and world music traditions
• Understanding of musical phrasing and interpretation through repertoire study