Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with segmented presentation of new concepts and introducing ensemble playing. Provide MasterClass lessons with string ensemble videos and accompaniment recordings, available streaming at www.alfred.com/SIOnline. The isolation of new concepts helps facilitate understanding of the more advanced material. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the book contains levels, each of which is divided into several sections that introduces concepts separately, providing benchmarks, assessment, and intermediate goals. Plenty of practice and performance opportunities are provided in order to reinforce each lesson. With SI Online, access the streaming audio and video content from anywhere with internet access. Learn more at www.alfred.com/SIOnline. This title is available in SmartMusic. "Sound Innovations by Alfred Music is a dream-come-true method for beginning concert band and string orchestra. Its infusion of technology provides an open-ended architecture of the first order. This unique blend of time-tested strategies and technology offer a great foundation for a successful learning experience." ---John Kuzmich, Jr., BandDirector.com