On the surface, Do It!: Play in Band appears to be a great resource to implement in the beginning band class: music from many different styles, time periods , forms and nationalities are incorporated into the method book, it includes not one but two accompaniment CDs for students to play along with, and opportunities abound to improvise using different methods. However, digging deeper into the text, one might find that the book is flawed in several critical ways. This text contains both the positive and negative elements of a method book for beginning groups, and if an instructor is willing to supplement the book with their own exercises and sequences, the book could produce positive results for your beginning students. this method book has redeeming qualities that the band instructor could benefit from. As mentioned above, the musical variety used in this text is quite wide. Music from all different styles of the United States is used, as well as music from other countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Within these different musical styles, the variety of musical forms incorporated is also good, as ethnic styles, such as polka, are used, as well as other standard musical forms such as waltzes and ballads. Additionally, many of the exercises – such as the “Listen and Play” songs – in the book encourage students to use the accompanying CD, which contains quality sound models for students to listen to, reinforcing ideas for good sound production. Other helpful elements included at the beginning of the book include a simple practice journal, illustrations, and instructions on how to develop the basics of correct embouchure, posture, and hand position. As an added bonus, the representation in the center of the students' paper establishes a good, fundamental, subdivided rhythmic impulse. That said, this book should not be completely left out of the equation when choosing a methods book for your classroom. The lessons involving improvisation and composition are very valuable and could easily be taken out of the text and used with a different method book. Additionally, this book's skillful teaching of beginner percussion is desirable, and some aspects of the percussion lessons would be very helpful for beginning band students. With these advantages and disadvantages in mind, you may choose to teach with this book and do so effectively, as it has devised a logical sequence of exercises and information available at the beginning of the book, which may or may not require additional materials such as providing the correct harmonies to the exercises that teach the first notes.