This enjoyable collection features 15 solos with piano accompaniment or play-along CD. The pre-recorded accompaniments feature orchestrations which provide a sparkling showcase for the young performer while they help solidify rhythmic accuracy and improve intonation. And they make practicing more fun too! Correlated with the Yamaha Band Student, Book 1.

This enjoyable collection features 15 solos with piano accompaniment or play-along CD. The pre-recorded accompaniments feature orchestrations which provide a sparkling showcase for the young performer while they help solidify rhythmic accuracy and improve intonation. And they make practicing more fun too! Correlated with the Yamaha Band Student, Book 1.

Yamaha Christmas Ensembles utilize the same flexible format of the successful Yamaha Band Ensembles and contains 19 delightful arrangements of Christmas favorites. Arranged in order of difficulty, the carols span approximately the same level as Books 1 and 2 of the Yamaha Band Student. Titles: * Angels We have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * Deck the Halls * Go Tell It on the Mountain * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman * Good King Wenceslas * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * In the Bleak Mid-Winter * It Came Upon a Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old St. Nicholas * Lo, How a Rose * O Come, O Come Emmanuel * Silent Night * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks.

Yamaha Band Student will appeal to teachers looking for a well-paced lesson sequence that keeps students motivated to continue past the first critical year. It is affordably priced, attractively presented and meets the needs of today's students and educators. Each level includes numerous songs, duets, trios and four full-band arrangements right in the method itself---perfect for first-year concerts.