Tradition of Excellence Book 1 - Trombone
Tradition of Excellence, Book 1 — Trombone
The Newer Method
Tradition of Excellence by Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin is the fastest-growing band method in the country, and it is the one a lot of directors have moved to. It was built around what actually keeps a first-year player going: music worth practising, a clear scope and sequence, and pacing with enough review that nobody quietly falls off the back. This is the Trombone book, written for that instrument.
Room for a Whole Class at Once
The part that matters in a real band room is differentiated instruction — the book gives a director ways to keep a fast learner moving without leaving a slower one behind, which is the single hardest thing about teaching thirty beginners in one period. The review is built into the pacing rather than bolted on at the end of a chapter.
Interactive Practice Studio Included
Every book comes with the INTERACTIVE Practice Studio, so home practice has accompaniments and tools rather than a metronome and hope. For a parent who does not play, that is the difference between a student practising something correctly for a week and practising it wrong.
Specs
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Series | Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method |
| Book | Book 1 |
| Instrument | Trombone |
| Authors | Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin |
| Publisher | Neil A. Kjos Music Company |
| Pages | 48 |
| Kjos Item Number | W61TB |
- Instrument-specific edition written for Trombone.
- Tools for differentiated instruction so a mixed-ability class keeps moving.
- Smooth pacing with careful review built into the sequence.
- INTERACTIVE Practice Studio included with every book.
- 48 pages by Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin.
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.