Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 1, Second Edition: Mallet Instrument Book & Online Media
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Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 1, Second Edition: Mallet Instrument Book & Online Media
The Comprehensive Curriculum for Beginning Musicians
By Robert Sheldon, Peter Boonshaft, Dave Black, and Bob Phillips
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Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 1, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive and thoughtfully designed method book for beginning band students. Designed with input from thousands of teachers, it features clean, easy-to-follow page layouts and a well-sequenced progression of skills. It provides clear goals for each exercise, ample reinforcement of new concepts, performance opportunities, diverse musical styles, and innovative teaching and practice resources. Note names are not included inside the note heads to fast-track musical literacy. The starting pitch is concert D for easy ranges and fingerings. The book is structured into six short levels, offering benchmarks, assessment indicators, and intermediate goals to guide students and teachers.
Every book includes free access to SI Online, a robust platform for supplemental worksheets, practice tracks, alternate tunes, extra full concert band pieces, instrument-specific instructional videos, and more---all available with no login required. Accompaniment tracks can be slowed down, sped up, and looped for difficult sections. The PDFs include music theory, history, scale exercises, chorales, rhythm pages, and more for in-class or home reinforcement and differentiation. These resources support students from their very first notes to their final solo while giving teachers the flexibility to tailor pacing and instruction to meet the unique needs of their ensemble.
Book 1, Second Edition is available for free in MakeMusic Cloud, an interactive practice tool that engages students and streamlines assessment. Plus, with a paid subscription, students can access SI CenterStage---popular melodies, including Disney and pop tunes, for all instruments!
Every book includes free access to SI Online, a robust platform for supplemental worksheets, practice tracks, alternate tunes, extra full concert band pieces, instrument-specific instructional videos, and more---all available with no login required. Accompaniment tracks can be slowed down, sped up, and looped for difficult sections. The PDFs include music theory, history, scale exercises, chorales, rhythm pages, and more for in-class or home reinforcement and differentiation. These resources support students from their very first notes to their final solo while giving teachers the flexibility to tailor pacing and instruction to meet the unique needs of their ensemble.
Book 1, Second Edition is available for free in MakeMusic Cloud, an interactive practice tool that engages students and streamlines assessment. Plus, with a paid subscription, students can access SI CenterStage---popular melodies, including Disney and pop tunes, for all instruments!
Don't just read it, hear it, play along with it, and watch your students grow with it. In MakeMusic Cloud, Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 1, Second Edition: Mallet Instrument Book & Online Media comes alive with professional accompaniment, adjustable tempo, and built-in practice tools that turn solo practice into real progress.
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About the Authors
Robert Sheldon stands among today's most widely performed composers in the wind band repertoire. He serves as lead author of Sound Innovations for Concert Band and has earned numerous accolades from the American School Band Director's Association, Phi Beta Mu, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. His compositions reach ensembles and audiences globally, appearing on international concert and contest programs with regularity.
Sheldon maintains an active commissioning practice while producing multiple new concert band publications annually. His conducting engagements span All-State and Regional Honor Bands across the country, and he regularly presents clinics and educational sessions at universities and state music education conferences. He has worked as both conductor and clinician throughout the United States, Japan, Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia, and China.
His performances have graced some of the world's most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Boston's Symphony Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 2020, VanderCook College of Music honored him with a doctorate degree.
Sheldon maintains an active commissioning practice while producing multiple new concert band publications annually. His conducting engagements span All-State and Regional Honor Bands across the country, and he regularly presents clinics and educational sessions at universities and state music education conferences. He has worked as both conductor and clinician throughout the United States, Japan, Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia, and China.
His performances have graced some of the world's most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Boston's Symphony Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 2020, VanderCook College of Music honored him with a doctorate degree.
Peter Loel Boonshaft stands as one of today's most dynamic voices in music education. He serves as Director of Education for Jupiter Band Instruments and holds the rank of Professor Emeritus of Music at Hofstra University, where he was selected for the Center for Scholarly Research and Academic Excellence. His influence extends far beyond his institutional roles through his widely read "Boonshaft's Blog," which reaches music educators across the country.
Boonshaft's contributions to the field have earned him numerous prestigious honors. He was the inaugural recipient of the George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education from the National Association for Music Education and Music For All. Additional recognition includes three selections as a National Endowment for the Arts "Artist in Residence," the Al G. Wright Award of Distinction from Women Band Directors International, and honorary life membership in the Tri-M Music Honor Society on three occasions. He has also earned membership in Pi Kappa Lambda and Alpha Chi honor societies and received the University of Hartford's Regent's Award twice, along with their Outstanding Music Educator Award.
His career reflects exceptional distinction across multiple arenas. Boonshaft has been invited to speak and conduct throughout all fifty states and internationally. He has performed for former Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and received a Certificate of Appreciation from former President Ronald Reagan. Additionally, five state governors have issued official proclamations honoring his work. He holds degrees including a Bachelor of Music (Summa Cum Laude), Master of Music Education in Conducting, and Doctor of Musical Arts, supplemented by a Certificate from the Kodály Musical Training Institute. Earlier in his career, he taught at Moravian College and the University of Hartford while founding and directing both the Pennsylvania Youth Honors Concert Band and the Connecticut Valley Youth Wind Ensemble.
Boonshaft's contributions to the field have earned him numerous prestigious honors. He was the inaugural recipient of the George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education from the National Association for Music Education and Music For All. Additional recognition includes three selections as a National Endowment for the Arts "Artist in Residence," the Al G. Wright Award of Distinction from Women Band Directors International, and honorary life membership in the Tri-M Music Honor Society on three occasions. He has also earned membership in Pi Kappa Lambda and Alpha Chi honor societies and received the University of Hartford's Regent's Award twice, along with their Outstanding Music Educator Award.
His career reflects exceptional distinction across multiple arenas. Boonshaft has been invited to speak and conduct throughout all fifty states and internationally. He has performed for former Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and received a Certificate of Appreciation from former President Ronald Reagan. Additionally, five state governors have issued official proclamations honoring his work. He holds degrees including a Bachelor of Music (Summa Cum Laude), Master of Music Education in Conducting, and Doctor of Musical Arts, supplemented by a Certificate from the Kodály Musical Training Institute. Earlier in his career, he taught at Moravian College and the University of Hartford while founding and directing both the Pennsylvania Youth Honors Concert Band and the Connecticut Valley Youth Wind Ensemble.
Dave Black is an accomplished percussionist and composer who earned his Bachelor of Music in percussion performance from California State University, Northridge. Throughout his career, he has performed and recorded with renowned entertainers and productions across the globe, establishing himself as a respected figure in the percussion world.
As a prolific composer and arranger, Black has published over 60 compositions and arrangements with major music publishers, many of which have been recorded and performed internationally. His accolades include 26 consecutive ASCAP Popular Composer Awards, two GRAMMY Award® participation and nomination certificates, the Percussive Arts Society President's Industry Award, and a Modern Drummer Readers Poll award. His work has been featured as background music in television shows and films, including the movie Drumline.
Black stands among the world's bestselling percussion authors, having written or co-authored more than 30 books that have achieved combined sales of two million units. His most notable publications include Alfred's Drum Method, which holds the distinction of being the world's current bestseller and earned a certified Gold Record for surpassing 500,000 copies sold, and Sound Innovations for Concert Band. Educators and young musicians worldwide rely on his instructional materials and compositions daily.
As a prolific composer and arranger, Black has published over 60 compositions and arrangements with major music publishers, many of which have been recorded and performed internationally. His accolades include 26 consecutive ASCAP Popular Composer Awards, two GRAMMY Award® participation and nomination certificates, the Percussive Arts Society President's Industry Award, and a Modern Drummer Readers Poll award. His work has been featured as background music in television shows and films, including the movie Drumline.
Black stands among the world's bestselling percussion authors, having written or co-authored more than 30 books that have achieved combined sales of two million units. His most notable publications include Alfred's Drum Method, which holds the distinction of being the world's current bestseller and earned a certified Gold Record for surpassing 500,000 copies sold, and Sound Innovations for Concert Band. Educators and young musicians worldwide rely on his instructional materials and compositions daily.
Bob Phillips, born in 1953, is a composer, author, conductor, and music educator who has fundamentally shaped string education through innovative large-group pedagogy and diverse musical styles. As one of the most prolific educational composers working today, his materials reach thousands of student musicians annually across classrooms worldwide.
Phillips has authored over 25 instructional book series, including all six levels of Sound Innovations and the pioneering eclectic style collections Fiddlers Philharmonic, Jazz Philharmonic, Rock Philharmonic, Mariachi Philharmonic, Latin Philharmonic, and Fiddle and Song. His catalog includes more than 200 published works for orchestras and bands, earning him recognition as an award-winning ASCAP composer whose pieces are regularly performed at the Midwest Clinic. His instructional video series, String Clinics to Go, has become a standard resource for music teachers nationwide.
For 27 years, Phillips built a nationally recognized string program in Saline, Michigan that served over 700 students and demonstrated excellence across both classical and eclectic musical traditions. He founded and directed the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, an ensemble that achieved international prominence through more than 80 annual performances, appearances at the White House, and regular participation in the Midwest Clinic. Phillips has conducted extensively with youth orchestras and honor ensembles at institutions including Interlochen, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and all-state orchestras across multiple states. He also served as resident conductor and arranger for Seattle's Wintergrass Festival over a 12-year tenure and worked as assistant music director and arranger for the professional ensemble Barrage 8.
Phillips has authored over 25 instructional book series, including all six levels of Sound Innovations and the pioneering eclectic style collections Fiddlers Philharmonic, Jazz Philharmonic, Rock Philharmonic, Mariachi Philharmonic, Latin Philharmonic, and Fiddle and Song. His catalog includes more than 200 published works for orchestras and bands, earning him recognition as an award-winning ASCAP composer whose pieces are regularly performed at the Midwest Clinic. His instructional video series, String Clinics to Go, has become a standard resource for music teachers nationwide.
For 27 years, Phillips built a nationally recognized string program in Saline, Michigan that served over 700 students and demonstrated excellence across both classical and eclectic musical traditions. He founded and directed the Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic, an ensemble that achieved international prominence through more than 80 annual performances, appearances at the White House, and regular participation in the Midwest Clinic. Phillips has conducted extensively with youth orchestras and honor ensembles at institutions including Interlochen, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and all-state orchestras across multiple states. He also served as resident conductor and arranger for Seattle's Wintergrass Festival over a 12-year tenure and worked as assistant music director and arranger for the professional ensemble Barrage 8.