Category: Lesson Materials

Lesson Materials

Essential Elements Music Books for Beginner Brass and Wind Players

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Essential Elements Level 1 Clarinet Book

This 48-page instructional book offers step-by-step exercises that teach essential techniques for the Bb clarinet. Lessons focus on embouchure, finger placement, rhythm, and ensemble playing. The edition includes digital access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi)—a dynamic online learning platform with play-along tracks, professional demonstration videos, and interactive sheet music.

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Essential Elements Saxophone Book

This comprehensive beginner method introduces note reading, breath support, articulation, and tone control through step-by-step instruction. The carefully sequenced lessons feature full-band arrangements and warm-up routines that make learning engaging and effective. Each exercise helps students progress gradually while reinforcing proper technique for long-term success.

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Essential Elements Flute Book 1

Clear, progressive lessons introduce essential flute techniques supported by familiar melodies and unison exercises that help students play together in band settings. Each unit focuses on specific concepts like posture, embouchure, and fingering patterns, ensuring steady progress. The book also includes access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi)—an innovative online platform featuring video tutorials.

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Essential Elements Oboe Book 1

 Designed to teach technique and musicianship through a progressive, step-by-step format, this book helps students develop tone, breath control, articulation, and note reading with confidence. 

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The Brass Gym

The Brass Gym: A Comprehensive Daily Routine for Brass Players by Patrick Sheridan and Sam Pilafian. The Brass Gym includes a 100+ page book and 78 minute play-along CD featuring the two authors. For Trumpet.

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The Real Book Volume 1 Sixth Edition – C Instruments | Official Jazz Fake Book with 400 Classic Standards 

This updated edition corrects errors found in previous underground copies, offering an ethical, accurate, and long-lasting resource. The Real Book includes works by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and hundreds more, preserving the look and feel of the original charts trusted by generations of jazz artists.

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The Real Book Volume II – Second Edition | C Instrument Book with 400 Classic Jazz Standards for Piano and Guitar

The Real Book – Volume II (C Edition) continues the legacy of the world’s most trusted jazz fake book series. Designed for pianists, guitarists, horn players, and vocalists, this official 6th Edition provides accurate transcriptions of over 400 jazz standards.

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Winning Rhythms – A Winning Approach to Rhythm Skill Development

Winning Rhythms perfects rhythmic skills for all students, all instruments. Use it in your class. Use it in private lessons. You can even use Winning Rhythms without an instrument, clapping the rhythms. Later, add the bow or fingers. As your students become more rhythmically confident, they can play the rhythm patterns with scales

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Lesson Materials, Violin Materials

Essential Violin Method Books for Students: The Suzuki Series and More

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Sukuki Violin, Vol. 1 Book and CD

Titles: Principles of Study and Guidance * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations (Suzuki) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) * Song of the Wind (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come, Little Children (Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Song) * Long, Long Ago (Bayly) * Allegro (Suzuki) * Perpetual Motion (Suzuki), and more.

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Suzuki Violin, Vol. 2 Book and CD

Titles: Principles of Study and Guidance * Chorus fromJudas Maccabaeus (Handel) * Musette (Bach) * Hunters’ Chorus (Weber) * Long, Long Ago (Bayly) * Waltz (Brahms) * Bourrée (Handel) * The Two Grenadiers (Schumann) * Theme fromWitches’ Dance (Paganini) * Gavotte fromMignon (Thomas) * Gavotte (Lully) * Minuet in G (Beethoven) * Minuet (Boccherini).

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Suzuki Violin, Vol 3. Book and CD

Titles: Study Points * Tonalization * Vibrato Exercises * Gavotte (Martini) * Minuet (Bach) * Gavotte in G Minor (Bach) * Humoresque (Dvorák) * Gavotte (Becker) * Gavotte in D Major (Bach) * Bourrée (Bach).

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Suzuki Violin, Vol. 4 Book

Titles: Lullaby (Tonalization) (Schubert) * Lullaby (Tonalization) (Brahms) * Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13, 3rd Movement (Seitz) * Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22, 1st Movement (Seitz) * Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22, 3rd Movement (Seitz) * Concerto in A Minor, 1st Movement, Op. 3, No. 6 (Vivaldi/Nachez) * Concerto in A Minor, 3rd Movement, Op. 3, No. 6 (Vivaldi/Nachez) * Perpetual Motion, “Little Suite No. 6” (Bohm) * Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043, 1st Movement, Violin II (Bach).

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Franz Wohlfahrt – 60 Studies, Op 45 Complete for Violin Book I and II

Perfect for students, teachers, and self-learners, this complete edition of Franz Wohlfahrt’s 60 Studies, Op. 45 is a cornerstone of violin education. Designed for beginner to intermediate players, it develops confidence, tone control, shifting, and rhythmic precision through progressive etudes that support steady technical growth.

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Winning Rhythms – A Winning Approach to Rhythm Skill Development

Winning Rhythms perfects rhythmic skills for all students, all instruments. Use it in your class. Use it in private lessons. You can even use Winning Rhythms without an instrument, clapping the rhythms. Later, add the bow or fingers. As your students become more rhythmically confident, they can play the rhythm patterns with scales. In no time at all, while their rhythm improves, they’ll learn scales and fingering techniques too!

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Lesson Materials, Uncategorized

The Best Lesson Materials for AME Little Lessons

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We love that AME offers special Little Lessons for kids in PreK and younger. Here are a list of items we recommend for our new Little Lesson students.

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MUSICUBE Musical Instrument Set for Toddler Baby Kid Wooden Percussion Instrument Musical Toys Xylophone Maracas Egg Shaker Tambourine Triangle Instrument for Boys Girls

  • Quality & Durability：it’s solid and well-made with real wood construction. The natural wood aesthetic with minimal, clean styling. The musical instruments have met the standard of ASTM F963. All the materials are safe and non-toxic. It’s an excellent gift choice for birthdays.
  • Right Amount of Variety：It includes 13 pieces across 8 different instrument types: xylophone, shake eggs, claves, hand bells, triangle, maracas, rhythm clapper, and tambourine. It provides good musical exploration without being excessive. Children will truly use every instrument, unlike many instruments in a large set that are left unused.

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Boomwhackers C Major Diatonic Scale Set with Octavator Caps 8-Pack

The Best selling Boomwhacker C-c diatonic plus octavator caps set will take your Boomwhacker activities to the next level. Found in most elementary music classrooms and music therapy programs around the world, these affordable, color-coded, tuned percussion tubes provide an opportunity for any age and ability to experience success making music. Set includes all 8 pitches from C to c on a diatonic scale.

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POMAIKAI Soprano Ukulele for Beginners, Guitar 21 Inch Ukelele Instrument for Adults Wood Guitar Small Hawaiian Ukalalee Starter with Gig Bag

Real basswood body with a high gloss finish creates clear, crisp and melodious sound. The fretwires are smooth and do no harm to your fingers. This mini cute yukalalee has 12 frets on the hardwood fingerboard, producing different tones for a song. Great Gift for Beginners: Soprano ukulele is a great musical instrument gift for students, friends, teens and adults who want to play music. 

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LOOIKOOS Montessori Natural Wooden Musical Instruments Set for Toddlers Preschool Educational Percussion Toys with Storage Bag, Safe Early Learning Toys for Boys Girls (3+)

Montessori Early Learning & Skill Development：Stimulate kids’ music sense, rhythm perception, fine motor skills, and creativity. 10 types of instruments (maracas, hand drum, bell , etc.) let kids explore different sounds—perfect for preschool education.

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My First Piano Adventure: Lesson Book A 

Inside this lesson book, students explore white key names, finger numbers, basic rhythms, and directional pre reading skills using engaging notation and colorful illustrations. Songs, rhythm chants, and technique games are carefully sequenced to support coordination, listening skills, and fine motor development. 

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My First Piano Adventure: Writing Book A

The playful spirit of My First Piano Adventure® continues with Writing Book A! Together with the Lesson Book A, these two books form the core of the My First Piano Adventure® Level A series, providing a complete learning experience for young musicians. Featuring the lovable characters Tucker and Blinker, this book teaches listening and sight-reading skills

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