The purpose of the MOTB Primer™ is to provide the director and students with a set of references for ensemble and/or individual practice in preparation for rehearsing the selection.
Each Primer™ includes:
- Warm-up scale
- Rhythmic Motif scale
- Progression Chorale
- Progression Arpeggio
- Composite Intro
- Composite Melody
- Basic Solo Ideas
- Shout Chorus
- Composite Outro
In addition to ensemble and/or individual practice, the Primer™ can be used for:
- Scale tests
- Identification of chord tone from the Progression Chorale
- Progression Arpeggio test
- Progression Arpeggio test to the full range of the individual
- Melody test
- Solo Ideas test
- Shout Chorus test
- Sightreading
- Analysis of Chord Progression
- Analysis of Form
- Analysis of Solo Ideas
- Chord Progression for alternate soloists
NOTE: Each Primer™ will differ depending on the content of the selected title.

