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119 Order Toll-Free! Call 1.800.345.6296 | jwpepper.com | [email protected] The Conductor's Toolbox (Transforming Yourself as Musician and Conductor)— Richard Sparks. What do coaches, master teachers, and educational psychologists have to teach us about conducting? As it turns out, quite a bit! In this concise yet insightful volume, Richard Sparks draws from years of experience in the professional choral world and from his time teaching at two leading universities to help choral conductors transform their craft and create truly artful experiences. He gains inspiration from legendary college basketball coach John Wooden and shares striking and refreshing parallels between coaching sports teams and conducting music ensembles. Sparks draws equally from research in the fields of teaching and the psychology of learning and their application to teaching music. Just as an artisan builds a set of skills and learns the tools of the trade, conductors too must build a box of tools to help them learn, understand, and interpret music, lead rehearsals, and conduct. Highlights include: assessing yourself and your choir; using modeling; developing good habits in yourself and your choir; learning and teaching new skills; rehearsing more efficiently; teaching fundamental elements of music; selecting repertoire that improves your choir's skills; improving your planning and pacing of rehearsals. This book is for the young conductor starting out who wants to build a truly solid craft. It is also for the experienced conductor who wonders how to move to the next level, re-energize, and grow. 10985387 Paperback Book . . . . . . 17.95 Copyright Handbook for Music Educators and Directors—Pam Phillips & Andrew Surmani. The Copyright Handbook for Music Educators and Directors provides a concise overview of the key aspects of copyright law that affect music educators and directors in the United States. Designed to provide answers to the most common questions raised by educators and directors, this resource makes it easy to find specific answers and is arranged in a user-friendly question-and-answer format. For ease of use, a thorough glossary of terms and an extensive index are included. Not meant to replace legal counsel, the Copyright Handbook is a starting point for music educators and directors with questions concerning copyright. Topics: how to determine if a work is protected by copyright; the use of print music and lyrics; the use of audio; the use of video; digital products and the internet; performance rights; and composing and arranging. 10773128 Paperback Book . . . . . . 19.99 Crafting Culture (Becoming a Music Teacher Leader)—Tim Lautzenheiser & David W. Vandewalker. The collective wisdom shared by eleven outstanding band, choir, and orchestra instructors guides both aspiring and veteran music teachers through the challenges and joys of creating a culture of excellence in their music programs. Drawing from decades of experience, this passionate team of educators shares five key tenets for musical leadership: foster a growth mindset; develop strong character; build trust through connections; sustain motivation; and provide constructive feedback. Chock-full of practical insights and actionable strategies, this resource empowers music educators to cultivate excellence in both culture and musical performance, profoundly transforming the lives of students. 11608904 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95 Creating Excellence in Choirs and Orchestras—Dennis Shrock. Noted scholar and conductor Dennis Shrock uncovers the key factors and proven strategies that lead to the achievement of excellence in music ensembles at any level. With the use of historical references and examples, this book lays out 14 elements that contribute to an ensemble's success: goals, focus, attitudes, structures, procedures, responsibility, ontology, study, warm- ups, sound, cohesion, expression, conducting, and repertoire. While it highlights the choral and orchestral mediums specifically, all concepts can be applied to any type of ensemble, and the recommendations are not exclusively for the benefit of conductors. Music teachers, church musicians, ensemble members, and administrative staff will glean wisdom from these pages as well. Excellence is an attainable goal for anyone with a vision, and this insightful text guides readers as they embark on their own quest for musical excellence. 11349227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95 Developing Error Detection Skills in the Wind Band Educator—Catheryn Foster & Ward Miller. Become a better conductor by becoming a better listener. Often, one of the greatest challenges for band directors is detecting errors in rehearsal quickly and easily. This comprehensive resource provides a sequential, research-based approach for improving error detection skills in four fundamental areas: rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and articulation. Central to this resource are more than 200 listening examples, recorded with and without errors, which progress in difficulty from simple one-voice melodies to more complex two- and four-voice arrangements. Importantly, each unit introduces only a single musical element, such as rhythm, before combining multiple elements in the cumulative units. The book culminates in error detection practice with full wind ensemble recordings excerpted from the standard literature. Based on the input of nearly 50 practicing band directors, the book also lists common performance errors educators are likely to encounter and includes sample lesson plans for predicting and preventing errors before they occur. For educators at every level, this indispensable resource is sure to make you a better listener, leading to improved performances from your ensemble! 11536899 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . 59.95 The Ensemble Movement Warm-Up (Teaching Phrase and Musical Artistry through a Laban-Based Pedagogy)— James Jordan. Building on the ideas of Rudolf von Laban and Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory, James Jordan has created an exciting new rhythm and movement pedagogy. This book explores how to organize and sequence movement activities in a choral setting to increase artistry and help raise the performance level of any ensemble, regardless of age. 11173436 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . 21.95 Foundations: The Fundamental Elements for Building a Successful Middle School Band Program—Chip De Stefano & Chris Crifa. Written by an all-star team of music educators with over two hundred years of combined experience and success, Foundations presents the fundamental elements necessary for building, maintaining, and growing a successful middle school band program. The ideas in this book have been thoroughly researched, tested, revised, and, most importantly, are used in the authors' own classrooms every day to achieve remarkable results. Guided by their skill and passion, the authors present actionable and practical advice that can be implemented in the classroom today and for years to come. 11383890 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95 Foundations of Conducting Technique— Frank Eychaner. A comprehensive begin- ning conducting text - complete with pictures, online videos, and supplemental conducting etudes - to facilitate the development of a clear and expressive conducting technique. This volume addresses three major areas for beginning conductors: gestural technique, score study, and leadership. For gestural technique, the text details a number of technical skills, including the appropriate use of the body, the roles of the right and left hand, basic conducting patterns and their derivatives, an application of Laban movement analysis, the importance of the conducting planes, and conducting with varied articulations (staccato, legato, and marcato), among others. In addressing score study, rather than advocating for one particular approach, this volume presents a number of possible score study methods for the student to explore. Finally, the text addresses how to be an effective and ethical leader from the podium. It also presents the transformational leadership model as a positive pathway for improving the conductor's effectiveness on and off the podium. Also included are music etudes to help students develop the technical skills of the conductor. A major contribution to conducting pedagogy and an extraordinary resource that distills the essence of effective conducting gesture. 11203497 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.95 Books for Band Directors We understand how important it is to find the right music. And sometimes, even the most promising choices don't quite fit. That's why we offer the Pepper Guarantee: if the item is in new condition, you can return it — no deadlines, no stress. We're here to help you use your budget wisely and keep your focus where it belongs — on making music. The Pepper Guarantee