Do It! Play Percussion Package Softcover Book/CD

The Percussion Package from the Do It! Play in Band series by James O. Froseth includes:<br> • Home Helper Book and CD for Percussion and Do It! Play Percussion Book 1 and CD<br> • Modeling by Richard Beene (Colburn School Conservatory of Music)<br> • Professional studio backgrounds capture the rich diversity of American music culture with a repertoire of American, Latin American, African, European, and Far Eastern styles<br> • Music of other times, including 12th-century conductus, 15th-century Dance of the Bouffons, 16th-century French branle, 18th- and 19th-century folk songs and dances, 1940s and '50s jazz, blues, and rock-and-roll<br> • The repertoire and recorded contexts are motivating, informative, and entirely musical<br> • Every song includes text, providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, affect, emotion, history, and culture<br> • A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to "look it up" and "listen up"<br> • An individualized format allows students to progress at different rates with a "theme and variation" format<br> • Ear training and improvisation are integral parts of the lesson format