Category Archives: Sneak Peek

So, you’re a band, orchestra, or choir teacher, and you were just asked to teach a guitar class. What do you do? Check out Sound Innovations for Guitar – perfect for teachers who don’t normally play (much less teach) guitar. … Continue reading →

Learn more about Sound Innovations by downloading our updated comprehensive brochures, which include sample pages, instructions for using Director’s Choice, and list of contents for Book 2! Band (http://bit.ly/kSI9YY) String (http://bit.ly/kMOftR)!,

Sneak Peek: There are only two days left until the Director’s Choice Edition launch! Before our official Facebook page is announced on Monday, here is an exclusive look just for our blog followers. Building the Sound Innovations community is very … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: As we count down to our official launch of Director’s Choice Edition on Monday, August 16, we’d like to share some more sneak peek excerpts from the French Horn and Tuba Master Class DVDs.

Sneak Peek: We are happy to share clips from our Master Class DVDs with expert musicians and teachers. Today’s excerpts are from the flute and oboe DVDs, with lessons on posture for flute players and crescendo/decrescendo for oboe players. Feel … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: Want to help your saxophone students to sound less like squawking ducks and more like… well, musical saxophones? We’re going to take a look at one of SI’s innovative features – the instrument-specific Master Class DVD included with … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: We wanted to let you in on some future developments for the Sound Innovations Director’s Choice website. We’ve been working hard on testing the current functionality, building a solid system where we can add features based on teacher … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: SI’s valuable instrument-specific Master Class DVDs are included with each Sound Innovations Standard Edition and Director’s Choice student book. These DVDs can be referenced throughout the entire year, not just at the beginning of the book! Watch excerpts … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: Today, we’re highlighting the Popular – Rock/Pop/Standards genre. A music genre replaces approximately 20% of the songs in your Sound Innovations Director’s Choice Edition. Other genre choices include Jewish, Canadian, Classical, Latino, and more. Click here to listen … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: One of SI’s innovative features is the instrument-specific Master Class DVDs included with each student book. These DVDs contain lessons from a professional musician or teacher, and can be referenced throughout the entire year, not just at the … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: Today, we’re highlighting the World Music genre – a music genre replaces approximately 20% of the songs in your Director’s Choice Edition. Genre choices include Christian, African-American, Classical, World Music, Texan Folk, Popular – Pop/Rock, and more. Click … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: With SI we’ve tried to include a large variety of music to educate and keep the interest of your students. Everything from video game music to traditional Jewish songs, from bluegrass to favorite television theme songs and more. … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: One of SI’s innovative features is the instrument-specific Master Class DVD included with each student book. These DVDs contain lessons from a professional musician or teacher, and can be referenced throughout the entire year, not just at the … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: When creating your Director’s Choice Edition of Sound Innovations, you can swap out individual songs. But did you know you could choose an entire song genre? It replaces approximately 20% of the songs in your method with whatever … Continue reading →

One of SI’s innovative features is the instrument-specific Master Class DVDs included with each student book. These DVDs contain lessons from a professional musician or teacher, and can be referenced throughout the entire year, not just at the beginning of … Continue reading →

Sneak Peek: Did you know Sound Innovations has a theme song? Here’s a sneak peek at two arrangements written to commemorate Sound Innovations, written by Robert Sheldon. Filled with tuneful melodies, soaring lines, and fast-paced technical flourishes, this work provides … Continue reading →