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Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: KJ.WB532 Composed by Ryan Nowlin. Band/Repertoire. Excellence in Performance - Repertoire. Band, Repertoire. Score and parts. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #WB532. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WB532). UPC: 084027053157. With a “tip of the hat” to Gustav Holst and “Mars” from The Planets, composer Ryan Nowlin’s Mission to Mars depicts the fear, anxiety, and exhilaration of discovery and exploration that future astronauts might experience on their way to the Red Planet. This energetic tone poem in ¾ sits securely under the fingers of each instrument and allows each section of your developing band to showcase their abilities. Correlates with Tradition of Excellence Book 2, page 22. About Tradition of Excellence: Excellence in Performance Excellence in performance is a concert band repertoire series correlated with the Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method by Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin. The compositions in the series correlate to a specific page in Tradition of Excellence Books 1, 2, or 3 and reinforce and expand on skills and concepts introduced in the method. /Selections include exciting parts for every player, grade-appropriate cross-cueing, accessible ranges and rhythms, creative percussion writing, electric bass and rehearsal piano parts, and full conductor scores with rehearsal suggestions, program notes and composer biographies. In addition, the Grade 1 works provide an Advanced Snare Drum part for percussionists who have achieved a higher level of ability, playable simultaneously with the more basic Snare Drum part to facilitate differentiated learning.