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Teach beginning band on a tiny budget with The Quarter Note Companion Level 1! This book is the first level of our customizable band method series for 18 instruments + a full-length conductor score. Buy once, print a bunch, and teach notes and rhythms with ease - no $10 book per student required.
Our simple and logical approach focuses on teaching rhythm effectively by focusing on ensemble pulse and unison rhythmic playing.
What You Get:
- Introduction to the instrument (with pictures!)
- How to build
- Posture
- Making a sound
- Cleaning
- Slow introduction to new notes and rhythms with repetition
- Concert G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, E-nat, F, and G
- Whole, half, quarter, and eighth note rhythms
- 12 “song sheets” - short, fun, engaging, and varied tunes
- 3 full-length concert pieces
Band teachers love The Quarter Note Companion because:
- It's Student-Focused
- 14 pages of 46 short and simple songs that kids love
- Explicitly taught skills with repeated practice = student success
- Skills build upon each other
- Slow and steady pace to keep all learners engaged
- It's Customizable
- 28 extra pages for each book gives you options for how you teach the first 5 notes (pick your order!)
- Included rote sheets for “sound over sight” method
- Extra pages for:
- Instrument parts
- Embouchure formation
- Posture
- Fingering charts
- Progress chart
- QR codes & links to practice tracks
- It's Affordable
- Buy once and make copies for your entire class
- No more wasting time with forgotten books!
Books Available:
Check Out More of the QNC Band Method Series:
QNC Theory Book - Level One - Supplemental Theory Activities
QNC Rhythm Book - Level One - Rhythm Drills for Band
QNC Sight Reading Book - Level One - Sight Reading Band
QNC Chorale Book - Level One - Easy Chorales for Band
QNC Theory Book - Level Two - Supplemental Theory Activities
QNC Rhythm Book - Level Two - Rhythm Drills for Band
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Description
Teach beginning band on a tiny budget with The Quarter Note Companion Level 1! This book is the first level of our customizable band method series for 18 instruments + a full-length conductor score. Buy once, print a bunch, and teach notes and rhythms with ease - no $10 book per student required.
Our simple and logical approach focuses on teaching rhythm effectively by focusing on ensemble pulse and unison rhythmic playing.
What You Get:
- Introduction to the instrument (with pictures!)
- How to build
- Posture
- Making a sound
- Cleaning
- Slow introduction to new notes and rhythms with repetition
- Concert G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, E-nat, F, and G
- Whole, half, quarter, and eighth note rhythms
- 12 “song sheets” - short, fun, engaging, and varied tunes
- 3 full-length concert pieces
Band teachers love The Quarter Note Companion because:
- It's Student-Focused
- 14 pages of 46 short and simple songs that kids love
- Explicitly taught skills with repeated practice = student success
- Skills build upon each other
- Slow and steady pace to keep all learners engaged
- It's Customizable
- 28 extra pages for each book gives you options for how you teach the first 5 notes (pick your order!)
- Included rote sheets for “sound over sight” method
- Extra pages for:
- Instrument parts
- Embouchure formation
- Posture
- Fingering charts
- Progress chart
- QR codes & links to practice tracks
- It's Affordable
- Buy once and make copies for your entire class
- No more wasting time with forgotten books!
Books Available:
Check Out More of the QNC Band Method Series:
QNC Theory Book - Level One - Supplemental Theory Activities
QNC Rhythm Book - Level One - Rhythm Drills for Band
QNC Sight Reading Book - Level One - Sight Reading Band
QNC Chorale Book - Level One - Easy Chorales for Band
QNC Theory Book - Level Two - Supplemental Theory Activities
QNC Rhythm Book - Level Two - Rhythm Drills for Band
Explore More of Our Products
The Quarter Note Companion for Strings - A Beginning Strings Method
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