Accent on Review sections provide a thorough review of previous materials, bringing your students up to speed and providing a smooth transition from Book 1. Six full-band arrangements provide plenty of ensemble playing experience so your students can learn to listen critically. Introduce your students to 26 classical composer and 41 folk songs. Reinforcement exercises include duets, chorales, rhythm exercises, theory work, scale exercises, and more. Be able to locate new concepts easily with the color-coding system. Accent on Achievement meets and exceeds the USA National Standards for music education, grades five through eight.

Level: Beginning

Instruments:
1.) Flute: 1, 2
2.) Oboe
3.) Bassoon
4.) B-flat clarinet
5.) E-flat alto clarinet
6.) B-flat bass clarinet
7.) E-flat alto saxophone
8.) B-flat tenor saxophone
9.) E-flat baritone saxophone
10.) B-flat trumpet
11.) Horn in F
12.) Trombone
13.) Baritone B.C. (bass clef)
14.) Baritone T.C. (treble clef)
15.) Tuba
16.) Electric bass
17.) Mallet percussion (& timpani)
18.) Percussion (S.D., B.D., Accessories) (snare drum, bass drum)
19.) Combined percussion (S.D., B.D., Access., Timp. & Mallet) (snare drum, bass drum, accessories, timpani)
20.) Piano accompaniment
Supplementary:
- Teacher's resource kit: 1, 2, 3
Tools are provided for student assessment, including reproducible worksheets for music theory and music history, world locator maps, sample letters to parents, rhythm flashcards, and a listening CD. The listening CD includes excerpts of symphony orchestra and concert bands playing the classic works included in the book, full versions of the Accent on Performance pieces, and full versions of the Accent on Chorales.
- Conductor's score
- Audio CD

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Accent on Achievement Course:
The Accent on Achievement books 1-3, part of the Accent on Achievement Course, are for concert band and are available in SmartMusic. Accent on Achievement was written by John O’Reilly and Mark Williams, two of the most-performed composers of band music in the world today. Hailed as experts in the area of beginning band instruction, O’Reilly and Williams’ have made a major impact on contemporary instrumental music education.
Books: 1, 2, 3
Supplementary:
- Play-Alongs: Pop, Rock, and Movie Instrumental Solos
- Correlated Performance Music: Band Series
- Accent on Ensembles:
* Books: 1, 2
* Christmas and Holiday
- Accent on Performance: Concert Favorites, Holiday, Light Concert, March, Classical
- The Achievement System