Method Books
Key Poulan Music is proud to announce BASICS! BASICS! BASICS! which is a music literacy program originally developed for the Buchanan High School and Alta Sierra intermediate School in Clovis, California.

The objective of BASICS! BASICS! BASICS! is to provide beginning, intermediate, and advanced band students with the basic tools and fundamental concepts needed for musical growth in their Middle School and High School Bands. The method book series has been developed in a manner that simplifies often difficult music concepts. Mastery of the objectives will foster the fundamental skills needed to become a literate musician.

Knowledge Objectives (All Musicians)
 The Knowledge Objectives Method book provides a comprehensive yet simplistic approach to theory concepts necessary for all literate musicians including:

Proper Playing Set Up
Grand Staff
Lines and Spaces
Elements of a Note
Note Type Identification
Musicality Markings and Concepts
Time Signatures
Skeleton Rhythms
Base 4 Whole Note and Rest Trees
Base 2 Whole Note and Rest Trees
Base 4 Dotted Half Note and Rest Trees
Base 8 Dotted Half Note and Rest Trees
Placement of the Flat Key Signatures on the Staff
Placement of the Sharp Key Signatures on the Staff
Circle of 5ths
Diagramming the Piano Keyboard
General Music Terminology
Dynamics and Style Terminology
Tempi Terminology
The Chromatic Tuner and Metronome

Bronze Objectives (All Musicians)
 The Bronze Objectives is a series of performance exercises that help develop rhythmic and pitch accuracy and works through all 12 major and relative minor keys at a level that is achievable by students from 7th through 12th grades including:

Long Tones
Lip Slurs and Chromatics
Tuning Notes
Tuning By Sections
Tuning By Groups
Windtonation
Remington Pitch Exercise
Chromatic Scale Exercise
Center Chorale
Center Chorale (Pulsed)
Center Chorale (Bopped)
8-7-6 Exercise
8-7-6 Exercise (Without Rests)
1-2-3 Exercise
1-2-3 Exercise (Without Rests)
Displaced Eighth Note Exercise (4/4)
Displaced Eighth Rest Exercise (4/4)
Displaced Eighth Note Exercise (4/4) Harmonized
Displaced Eighth Rest Exercise (4/4) Harmonized
Displaced Eighth Note Exercise (12/8)
Displaced Eighth Rest Exercise (12/8)
Major Scales
Natural Minor Scales
Rhythm Exercise #1 (Detached) 4/4
Rhythm Exercise #1 (Connected) 4/4
Technical Exercise #1 - 4/4
Lyrical Exercise #1 - 4/4
Rhythm Exercise #2 (Detached) 4/4
Rhythm Exercise #2 (Connected) 4/4
Technical Exercise #2 - 4/4
Lyrical Exercise #2 - 4/4
Rhythm Exercise #3 (Detached) 6/8
Rhythm Exercise #3 (Connected) 6/8
Technical Exercise #3 - 6/8
Lyrical Exercise #3 - 6/8
Rhythm Exercise #4 (Detached) 2/2
Rhythm Exercise #4 (Connected) 2/2
Technical Exercise #4 - 2/2
Lyrical Exercise #4 - 2/2

Silver Objectives (Intermediate/Advanced Musicians)
Coming Soon!

Gold Objectives (Advanced Musicians)
Coming Soon!

BASICS! BASICS! BASICS! is sold to a schools with a site license which allows indefinite photocopying.

For more information contact: keypoulanmusic@earthlink.net