Habits of a Successful Intermediate Band Musician by Scott Rush and Jeff Scott is a comprehensive method book designed to help developing band students strengthen their technique, musicianship, and overall confidence. The second book in the HABITS Band Series, it features 172 carefully sequenced exercises covering rhythm, range, scales, aural skills, phrasing, expression, and other essential fundamentals. Progressive exercises and scaffolded concepts help students build new skills at a manageable pace while making a direct connection between fundamental practice and the music they perform in band.
- Written by Scott Rush and Jeff Scott
- Designed specifically for intermediate band students
- 172 sequenced exercises for progressive skill development
- One-octave scale studies in all 12 keys
- Develops range, timing, technique, and musical independence
- Melodic contouring exercises help develop phrasing and expression
- Progressive rhythm studies include dotted rhythms, sixteenth notes, cut time, and 6/8
- Emphasizes rhythm vocabulary, aural literacy, and fundamental playing skills
- Includes diatonic solfege and expanded whole-tone scale studies
- Coordinating rhythm and melodic exercises help transfer concepts to performance
- Technique-building exercises reinforce essential playing fundamentals
- Guided questions encourage students to think critically about their playing
- Part of the GIA Publications HABITS Band Series
