- Conductor Scores
- Audio
- Instrumental/Vocal Parts for Flexible Instrumentation
The Expanded Exercises allow students to hone basic skills, including:
- Conducting Basics
- Beginnings
- Endings
- Dynamics
- 4-Bar Samples with 1 Instrument
- Time Signatures
- Extended Exercises with 1 Instrument
- Integrating Skills
- Cuing Exercises with 2 Instruments
- Entry on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Beats
- Pickup Notes
Flexible instrumentation parts provide maximal flexibility for practice, because all possible transpositions and clefs for all instrumental and vocal parts are provided for each line. The conductor simply picks out the appropriate part for each instrument. A chart of instrument compatibility is located below:
Treble Score in C
- Flute
- Oboe
- Recorder
- Violin
- Voice
Treble Score in Bb
- Clarinet
- Trumpet
Treble Score in F
- Horn
Treble Score in Eb
- Saxophone
Alto Clef
- Viola
Bass Clef
- Bassoon
- Cello
- Double Bass
- Euphonium/Baritone
- Trombone
- Tuba
- Voice
After completing these exercises, continuing with big print is easy with Big Print Ensemble, which currently offers 40 folk tunes, classical excerpts, original pieces, and exercises written for up to 4 instruments plus unpitched percussion. Pieces in the series are available for only $2 each from MusicaNeo, including conductor scores, audio files, and instrumental/vocal parts for flexible instrumentation.
A sample page of Ode to Joy from Big Print Ensemble is included below:
