Nolan’s guest this week is Bruce Pearson. Bruce Pearson is a world-renowned music educator, composer, author, and conductor.

He is perhaps best known for his authorship of the Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method and for his co-authorship with Dean Sorenson of the widely-acclaimed Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method and Advanced Jazz Ensemble Method (Neil A. Kjos Music Company), which are currently regarded as the two most significant publications for beginning band and jazz band instruction.

In addition to Standard of Excellence, Mr. Pearson is widely known for his first contribution to the band curriculum, Best In Class and as composer of many widely performed compositions for concert band and jazz ensemble.

http://brucepearsonmusic.com/index.htm

*Programming Note: This is the first of two parts.