Beginning Band Methods:
The Power of the Winds method series is a comprehensive
full band method that comes in the following books:
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone,
Euphonium, Tuba, Snare/Bs, Kybd Perc. There is a
director’s book for Book I only.
Power of the Winds offers more in the beginning.
More educational organization of musical material
More teacher involvement
More closure
More in-depth study of concepts
More than one way of presenting material
More consideration as to the age of the student
Features of the method include:
Musical concepts are organized into chapters or units.
This allows the student and teacher to concentrate on one concept at
a time.
“Sound before sign” is used to introduce every rhythmic
concept making the teacher the model for sounding out rhythms to the
student.
There are reviews at the end of every chapter and a
final review section that covers every concept in the book.
There is a specialized page at the end of every book.
Brass have lip slurs, woodwinds have fingering patterns and
percussion have sticking patterns.
The fingering chart is numbered to relate to concert
pitch. Note #18 is a B flat concert pitch in every book.
The songs are chosen to be playable and enjoyable for
beginning band students.
Book I covers introduction of sound, first notes, step
wise motion, skips, rests, eighth notes, articulation, range, dynamics, time
signatures, dotted quarter notes, eighth rests, enharmonics and chromatics
and the final review.
Book II covers cut time, triplets, syncopation, scales,
sixteenth notes, six-eight and a review chapter.
The individual books sell for $8.00 but there is a
discount for web orders and for music stores
The conductor’s book for Book I sells for $20.00