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Katie German, Director
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Adventures in Band Building—Thomas McCauley.
Learn the ins and outs of leading a band to musical excellence from a veteran
with more than twenty-five years of practical, real-world experience. Written in
an engaging, conversational style you'll feel as if you are chatting over coffee
as you learn about insights, mistakes, revelations, and triumphs that would help
any band director. Topics include: Job interviews; You're the new band director..
now what; Repertoire is important; Study and preparation; The lesson plan is the
score; The first ten minutes; Competition; and much more.
10561355 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.95
Artistic Nuance—Edward S. Lisk. Ed Lisk's latest publication presents
the art of musical expression in a unique and understandable way that is easy
to apply to student musicians. Through music study, students experience the
beauty of musical expression - compassion, feeling, sensitivity, warmth, empathy
and respect. These are but a few living or life priorities included in music study
that expose the meaning of musical beauty and the art of expression.
10540834 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
The Artistry of Teaching and Making Music—Richard Floyd.
With over 50 years of experience as a teacher and conductor, the author
presents strategies to help your ensemble improve technique as well as achieve
artistic and musical results. Each chapter contains inspiration for the conductor
and simple, unique exercises designed to achieve artistry in every rehearsal.
You'll want to revisit this resource each summer before the school year begins.
A priceless addition to your personal or professional library.
10561353 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.95
The Eloquent Conductor—Glenn D. Price.
A comprehensive resource designed to develop detailed and nuanced
conducting technique. The conductor is prepared to communicate specific
meaning with clarity of intent that may be immediately understood by both
novice and professional musicians. Included are a text, repertoire book, complete
CD, and an instructional DVD that will provide unparalleled clarity and capture
detail and nuance in a manner that is easy to understand and absorb.
10561357 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.00
Embracing Administrative Leadership in Music Education—
John Clinton.
In this important text you'll find practical answers to real-world
problems every music education administrator faces. Clear straightforward prose
discusses leadership. team building, and integrity. Also, the hard issues of music
education are addressed: being in the middle, knowing your territory, dealing
with difficult people, and too many meetings. Hiring and retaining good teachers,
as well as the difficult issues of termination, budgets, and staying engaged
in teaching are also covered. An excellent guide toward more effective and
satisfying leadership as a music education administrator.
10561356 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
Rehearsing the Band, Vol. 2—Donald K. Miller.
Band conductors will find a wealth of information provided by a number of
talented and accomplished leaders who are not only willing but enthusiastic
about sharing their ideas and philosophies with younger colleagues. The result is
an outstanding and effective reference work that provides a wealth of information
where anyone can find answers on all aspects of rehearsing from the experts
who have created, developed and refined these techniques.
10555259 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
Teaching Band & Orchestra (Second Edition)—Lynn G. Cooper.
This second edition is significantly expanded and updated including major new
sections on advocacy, technology, and the challenges of teaching middle school
students. There are new suggestions for teaching strings, completely new and
expanded string and full orchestra literature lists, and more suggestions for
the non-string player assigned to a string class. There are also details about
the administrative realities of being a music teacher from the job search to
fundraising to motivating your students. Forms, sample letters, charts, and lists
of suggested literature are included to round out this valuable text.
10561354 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.95
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