A complete music appreciation course in one, 120-page, reproducible book/CD package. For each of the 22 featured composers there is a bio (focusing on his or her personal life), a portrait, a listing of the types of music he or she composed, composer factoids, and a timeline. The CD contains a listening example for each composer. The reproducible listening guide includes information about each listening example and a second by second what to listen for in the music." Also included are reviews (assessments) for each composer, plus more than two dozen pages of supplementary material. And it's all reproducible! Composers: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Copland, Debussy, Dvorák, Elgar, Handel, Haydn, Hensel, Hildegard, Ives, Joplin, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Sousa, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Vivaldi, and Wagner. Reproducible PDFs included on the Enhanced CD, or purchase the Digital Download option to get a full PDF immediately. Great activities for remote teaching or distance learning!"

CD includes listening tracks and reproducible PDFs.

Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful band method, Accent on Achievement. Alfred Music is now proud to make these arrangements available in a book format that includes 22 full arrangements in each collection. The Concert Favorites Collection features all original compositions composed in a variety of contemporary styles. Titles: * Attack of the Cyclops * Rimrock Overture * Northern Lights * One Hit Wonders * Dragons of the Ancient Court * Cardiff Castle * Temple of Siniwava * Aurora * Bryce Canyon Overture * Wind Storm * Knights Kingdom * Primordium * Centurian * The Lost Kingdom * Procession of the Cyborgs * Two Modal Episodes * Festival of the Gladiators * The Might of Hercules * Windstar Overture * Pacific View Overture * Lone Star Trail * Cedar Canyon Roundup

Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful band method, Accent on Achievement. Alfred Music is now proud to make these arrangements available in a book format that includes 22 full arrangements in each collection. The Classical Collection includes authentic, carefully arranged music of the master composers from the Renaissance through the Romantic Period. Titles: * Elizabethan Dances * Mozart Serenade and Dance * St. Anthony Chorale * Best of Beethoven * Ave Verum Corpus * Saturday at the Symphony * and 16 others

Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful band method, Accent on Achievement. Alfred Music is now proud to make these arrangements available in a book format that includes 22 full arrangements in each collection. The Classical Collection includes authentic, carefully arranged music of the master composers from the Renaissance through the Romantic Period. Titles: * Allegro from Water Music * A Mozart Mix * St. Anthony Chorale * Can Can * Mozart Minuet and Rondo * Night at the Pops * Ave Verum Corpus * A Night at the Opera * Best of Beethoven * Bach March and Musette * Saturday at the Symphony * An Afternoon at the Ballet * Joyful, Joyful * Elizabethan Dances * Surprise Symphony Variations * The Big Three * Mozart Serenade and Dance * Finale from Brahms #1 * Two Grieg Sketches * Renaissance Dances * An Evening with the Masters * Classic March Duo

Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful band method, Accent on Achievement. Alfred Music is now proud to make these arrangements available in a book format that includes 22 full arrangements in each collection. The March Collection includes many original marches along with arrangements of famous march themes. Titles: * March Zuma * Maritime March * Fanfare for Freedom * Seaway Festival March * The Magnificent Five * Twin Cities March * Early Bird March * March Saranac * March Royale * Wingate March * Two Bridges March * Cold Brook March * Marching Marines * Trumpets up Front * Pirates Cave * March for Patriots Day * Battle Creek March * March Supreme * New Orleans Strut * Thunder Bay March * Honor Roll March * March for Megan

Over the course of ten years, legendary young-band composers John O'Reilly and Mark Williams composed and arranged over 100 creative works that correlate with specific pages in their highly successful band method, Accent on Achievement. Alfred Music is now proud to make these arrangements available in a book format that includes 22 full arrangements in each collection. The Classical Collection includes authentic, carefully arranged music of the master composers from the Renaissance through the Romantic Period. Titles: * Allegro from Water Music * A Mozart Mix * St. Anthony Chorale * Can Can * Mozart Minuet and Rondo * Night at the Pops * Ave Verum Corpus * A Night at the Opera * Best of Beethoven * Bach March and Musette * Saturday at the Symphony * An Afternoon at the Ballet * Joyful, Joyful * Elizabethan Dances * Surprise Symphony Variations * The Big Three * Mozart Serenade and Dance * Finale from Brahms #1 * Two Grieg Sketches * Renaissance Dances * An Evening with the Masters * Classic March Duo