This OOP book contains practical exercises to solve many problems with school bands as well as other types of ensembles. Exercises for full band are included in the book. Students in these days of instant gratification who don't practice because they think that they can learn the band music in band need these types of exercises DAILY. I would place this book in the same category as the "Teaching Music" series and "Foundations for Superior Performance" books. The only difference is that this book is 25 years old or so.