Standard of Excellence Book 2

The best-selling Standard of Excellence ENHANCED, Books 1 & 2 now come fully loaded with the Kjos Interactive Practice Studio™ (IPS) powered by Pyware!  The contents of the method remain the same: a strong performance-centered approach with music theory, music history, ear training, listening, composition, improvisation , and interdisciplinary and multicultural studies. Students now access the accompaniment recordings at the desktop or on their favorite mobile device in an IPS environment that also provides tempo control, a personal recording studio, flashcards, and so much more! 

The series includes:

• Full color drawings and color-coding of important text and music motivate and inform.
• Three starting systems help ensure positive results in any beginning situation.
• FOR ... ONLY exercises (i.e. FOR FLUTES ONLY) offer idiomatic solutions to the unique challenges of each instrument.
• Excellerators (advanced supplemental exercises) reinforce and enrich performance basics.
• A nine page FOR OBOES ONLY starting system gives beginners a solid foundation for learning in the full band setting.
• Expanded French Horn and Percussion books, including a separate book for Timpani & Auxiliary Percussion, address the unique needs of beginners on these instruments.
• A comprehensive,totally-correlated Electric Bass book offers expanded opportunities for student involvement.
• Music from over 20 countries, with correlated enrichments, encourages multicultural study.
• Achievement Lines and GO FOR EXCELLENCE! test lines ensure objective assessment of students' accomplishments.
• A built-in reward system motivates students and encourages musical growth.