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All purchases include online media access through MakeMusic Cloud, with PDFs available in your digital library.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"flight-of-the-dynamic-drone-00-50827s","title":"Flight of the Dynamic Drone: String Orchestra Conductor Score","description":"Now boarding: \u003ci\u003eFlight of the Dynamic Drone\u003c\/i\u003e, by Jim Palmer! Your first-year orchestra will soar with this exciting piece based on a D drone! Students get to practice intonation while experiencing a wide variety of dynamics. All instruments take flight with the melody and some pizzicato accompaniment. A perfect landing for your first concert. 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Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the string orchestra method contains levels, each of which is divided into several sections that introduces concepts separately, providing benchmarks, assessment, and intermediate goals. The isolation of new concepts helps facilitate the understanding of more advanced material. Sound Advice sections throughout the Teacher's Score assist with quick and easy-to-use tips and suggestions. Plenty of practice and performance opportunities are also provided in order to reinforce each lesson. MasterClass lessons with string ensemble videos and accompaniment recordings are available streaming at www.alfred.com\/SIOnline from anywhere with internet access. Learn more at www.alfred.com\/SIOnline. \u003cbr\u003eThis title is available in MakeMusic Cloud. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eSound Innovations\u003c\/i\u003e by Alfred Music is a dream-come-true method for beginning concert band and string orchestra. 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After purchasing this set, decide what additional parts you need to meet the unique needs of your ensemble, then download and print them for free at alfred.com\/supplemental---free of charge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTongue-in-cheek and beautiful, \u003ci\u003eBottom of the Ninths\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect way to delve into these masterworks with young players in a fun context! All sections remain in 1st position, in the key of D major, with no high 3's or low 1's as the melodies are passed throughout the orchestra. Easy to play and showcasing the beauty of these great composers, this piece, arranged by Bob Phillips, would shine at a festival or contest. The medley features \"Take Me Out to the Ball Game;\" the opening theme from Schubert's Symphony No. 9 which is, of course, at the beginning of that work; the famous \"Going Home\" theme from the middle of Dvorák's Symphony No. 9; and the \"Ode to Joy\" theme from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, which is at the end, or the \"bottom,\" of the 9th. Correlated to \u003ci\u003eSound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1\u003c\/i\u003e, Level 5. 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