Accent on Achievement, Book 1 — Bassoon

The First Year

This is the book most local band students start on. Accent on Achievement is one of the best-selling band methods in America, and Book 1 is where a beginner goes from holding the instrument to actually playing in a band. This is the Bassoon edition — each instrument gets its own book with parts written for that instrument, so what your student plays fits with what everyone around them is playing.

Built So Beginners Do Not Fall Behind

The thing that sets Book 1 apart is its review cycle: new material keeps circling back, so a student who was out sick or who needs a second pass still remembers what they learned and keeps moving. Along the way there are rhythm and rest exercises, chorales, and scale studies — and across Books 1 and 2, eleven full band arrangements to actually play together.

Online Audio Included

Every copy includes access to online audio and software, so practice at home has something to play along with. That matters most in the first year, when a student is still learning what a passage is supposed to sound like and a parent may not play the instrument themselves.

Why Band Directors Use It

Full-color pages and a wide range of music — classics and world music alongside the exercises — keep beginners engaged through the hardest stretch. Accent on Achievement meets and exceeds the USA National Standards for music education, grades five through eight. Written by John O'Reilly and Mark Williams and published by Alfred.

• Instrument-specific edition written for Bassoon.
• Review cycle that circles back so nothing gets left behind.
• Rhythm and rest exercises plus chorales and scale studies.
• Online audio and software included for practice at home.
• Full-color pages with classics and world music.
• Meets USA National Standards for music education grades five through eight.

Specs

In stock at Marich Music in Corning — the same book the local band rooms are using. If your director assigned a different instrument edition, we can order it.