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Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band: Trombone 2 Book

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Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band: Trombone 2 Book

Chorales and Warm-up Exercises for Tone, Technique and Rhythm

By Peter Boonshaft and Chris Bernotas

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Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band is a valuable resource for helping your students grow in their understanding and abilities as ensemble musicians. It contains 412 exercises, including more than 70 chorales by some of today's most renowned concert band composers. An assortment of exercises is grouped by key and presented in a variety of intermediate difficulty levels. Where possible, several exercises in the same category are provided to allow variety, while still accomplishing the goals of that specific type of exercise. You will notice that many exercises and chorales are clearly marked with dynamics, articulations, style, and tempo for students to practice those aspects of performance. Other exercises are intentionally left flexible for the teacher to determine how best to use them in facilitating and addressing the needs and goals of their ensemble. Whether your students are progressing through exercises to better their technical facility, or challenging their musicianship with beautiful chorales, this book can be used after any band method or as a supplement to performance music. Contains chorales composed by Roland Barrett, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galante, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Randall Standridge, and Michael Story. The Ensemble Development Series is also available for Young Band and Advanced Band. Learn more at www.alfred.com/SIED.
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1 Exercise 003 - Passing the Tonic --:--
2 Exercise 014 - Scale Pattern --:--
3 Exercise 018 - Flexibility --:--
4 Exercise 022 - Intervals --:--
5 Exercise 029 - Balance and Intonation - Shifting Chord Qualities --:--
6 Exercise 032 - Expanding Intervals - Downward in Triads --:--
7 Exercise 040 - Rhythmic Subdivision --:--
8 Exercise 049 - Etude --:--
9 Exercise 050 - Balance and Intonation - Diatonic Harmony --:--
10 Exercise 050 - Chorale - Jesu, Meine Zuversicht, arr --:--
11 Exercise 052 - Concert B-flat Major Scale and Chorale by Chris Bernotas --:--
12 Exercise 057 - Chorale by Robert Sheldon --:--
13 Exercise 059 - Chorale by Chris Bernotas --:--
14 Exercise 060 - Chorale by Rossano Galante --:--
15 Exercise 087 - Chorale by Michael Story --:--
16 Exercise 088 - Concert G Minor Scale and Chorale by Chris Bernotas --:--
17 Exercise 267 - Concert A-flat - Scale and Chorale by Chris Bernotas --:--

Exercise 003 - Passing the Tonic

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Series: Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 56
ISBN10: 0-7390-6781-8
ISBN13: 978-0-7390-6781-9
UPC: 038081383545
SKU: 00-34586
Instrumentation: Trombone 2

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About the Authors

Peter Boonshaft
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 is Professor Emeritus of Music at Hofstra University, where he was selected for the Center for Scholarly Research and Academic Excellence. Through his popular weekly blog, he continues to inspire music educators across the country and beyond.

His contributions to the field have earned him national recognition, including being 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. He holds memberships in Pi Kappa Lambda and Alpha Chi, and has received the University of Hartford's Regent's Award twice as well as their Outstanding Music Educator Award. Additional honors include three selections as an NEA "Artist in Residence" and the Al G. Wright Award of Distinction from Women Band Directors International.

Boonshaft's speaking and conducting engagements have taken him to all fifty states and internationally. He has performed for Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and received recognition from five state governors and a Certificate of Appreciation from former President Ronald Reagan. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Music (Summa Cum Laude), Master of Music Education in Conducting, and Doctor of Musical Arts degree. He also studied at the Kodály Musical Training Institute through a Connecticut General Fellowship. 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.

Chris Bernotas

Why we love this

This book delivers what intermediate trombonists actually need: a structured path through technique and musicianship without requiring constant teacher arrangement. The 412 exercises grouped by key and difficulty level mean you can target specific ensemble weaknesses, while the 70+ chorales from top-tier composers give students meaningful musical material that develops their ear alongside their chops.

What to expect

Opening this book reveals a carefully curated collection of exercises that progress logically while remaining musically engaging. The chorales offer genuine composers' voices rather than generic filler, making even technical work feel like real musicianship.

Who it's for

Intermediate concert band trombonists (Trombone 2 part) who need systematic development of technical and musical skills. This book works equally well as a primary supplement to standard band method books or as targeted material for sections and individuals addressing specific gaps in ensemble playing.

How to get the most out of it

  • Assign chorales as section work before full rehearsal so trombonists can hear and adjust voicing with independence before blending with the full ensemble.
  • Return to exercises in the same key during sectional work to build security and allow students to focus on articulation, dynamics, and style rather than note-reading.
  • Use the flexibility of unmarked exercises to explore different articulations and tempos as a section, building interpretive confidence before applying those choices to concert repertoire.

How to use it

Pull chorales into your warm-up rotation to strengthen intonation and blend in a musical context, or assign them as section homework to build independence before rehearsal. Use the key-grouped exercises during a dedicated week of focus on a specific key signature your concert repertoire demands.

Skills your students will build

  • Technical facility across multiple intermediate key signatures
  • Sight-reading fluency with varied rhythmic patterns
  • Blending and intonation in harmonic contexts
  • Articulation control and stylistic interpretation
  • Ensemble listening and sectional balance
  • Long-tone endurance and breath control
  • Independence in harmonic progression and voice leading

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