A Technique building program for any band. Also for individual study or small groups. Book 33 of the Essential Elements 2000 beginning band system. Features: key centered system, 9 major and related minor keys, scales, etudes, short chorales, and music technique exercises. Individual instrument studies for every instrument, demonstrated by a professional soloist. CD in each student book. Includes accompaniments on real instruments, not synthesized. Special studies section: reading skill builders, rhythm pages, jazz style and improvisation, full chorales, Rubank scales and arpeggios - all included on CD. Integrated history, theory and creativity.