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Books for Band Directors / Concert Band Recordings
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n Score Rehearsal Preparation (A Realistic
Approach for Instrumental Conductors)Gary
Stith. This volume is sure to provide the most
practical approach to orchestra and wind band
score study for the active conductor. It methodically
simplifies preliminary score study and initial
rehearsal preparation for all conductors of band,
orchestra and chamber ensembles. Suitable
for conductors from elementary school to those
leading professional ensembles, it is also valuable
as a supplement to undergraduate and graduate-
level conducting courses. Systematic, readable and
adaptable for any future situation, this will quickly
find its way into the conductor's regimen for years
to come.
10284493 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 19.95
n So You're the New Band Director: Now What?
Philip C. Wise. This excellent book addresses all
those non-musical aspects of being a Band Director
that get in the way of making music: Discipline,
Organization, Scheduling, Booster Organizations;
Dealing with Administrators and more. It's chock
full of tried and tested solutions for hundreds of
situations which confront directors on a daily basis.
You can learn this stuff the hard way, or you can
read this book and save yourself several headaches!
5763503 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
n The Superior Educator (A Calm and Assertive
Approach to Classroom Management)
Stephen T. McClard. From the youngest
professional to the seasoned veteran, every music
educator wants success for their students and
their music program. Stephen McClard shows an
uncommon gift of perception, rich experience,
a love of students, a pleasant writing style and a
commitment to success in this outstanding book
that bridges the gap between the good educator
and the exceptional one. Anecdotal stories, real
solutions, and practical management ideas are
presented in such a straightforward way that
you'll be eager to try them in your own classroom
or group rehearsal setting. Instrumental or choral
directors, elementary through high school, will find
valuable and encouraging material on almost every
page. A must for every educator!
10078814 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 15.00
n Teaching Band with Excellence (A Compre-
hensive Curricular, Pedagogical, and
Administrative Resource)Bruce Pearson &
Ryan Nowlin. A practical companion to any band
method that compiles effective teaching tools
and valuable insight, organized into four sections
of focus. The curriculum section addresses the
application of techniques and musicality, including
charts and graphs to reinforce the concepts. The
section on instruments covers each instrument in
the band. A section on administration deals with
the many duties that extend beyond the classroom
and the paperwork, planning and promotion and
resources needed for educational and community
networking. Section four deals with personal and
professional growth, an area omitted in most band
director resources.
10191869 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 39.95
n Teaching Instrumental Music (Developing
the Complete Band Program)Shelley Jagow.
Both novice and experienced band directors will
benefit from the wide range of information offered
through this unique and effective resource. The
valuable information contained in the more than
forty chapters of effective teaching tools come from
some of the best educators in the field.
10027623 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 34.95
n Teaching Music with Passion (Conducting,
Rehearsing and Inspiring)Peter Boonshaft.
Whether your band consists of young students or
experienced musicians, you will connect with the
concepts delivered in this magnificent book. Peter
Boonshaft relays thoughts on the true essence
of being a band director in a straightforward
manner, with plenty of anecdotes and quotations
to illustrate his ideas. His understanding of the craft
of conducting and obvious enthusiasm for music
education make this an extraordinary book that will
both educate and inspire directors of all experience
levels. This book is highly recommended reading!
5975800 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.95
n Teaching Music with PromisePeter Boon-
shaft. One of today's most exciting and exhilarating
voices in music education has given us a
follow-up to his previous two international
best-sellers. Filled with inspirational anecdotes,
thought-provoking quotations and motivational
ideas on how to improve teaching skills, this is
a must-read treasure-trove for every current or
future music educator!
10076148 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.99
n Teaching Music with Purpose (Conducting,
Rehearsing, Inspiring)Peter Boonshaft.
Bridging the gap between effective teaching and
artistic musical performance is difficult to define and
filled with intangibles. Peter Boonshaft's thoughtful
book is a groundbreaking volume that discusses
the issues with the insight of a true professional.
Instructional and inspiring, Boonshaft's vision for
excellence is so clearly presented that seasoned
veterans and first-year teachers will be nodding
their heads in approval with each succeeding page.
This is a book that you will open again and again
throughout your teaching career.
10020240 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.95
n Teaching Rhythm (New Strategies and
Techniques for Success)David Newell. Here is
a unique, innovative, and comprehensive textbook
devoted exclusively to the teaching of rhythm. This
book presents traditional as well as nontraditional
21st century outside-the-box concepts and
strategies relative to the teaching of rhythm.
There are five main parts to the book, which focus
on: introducing students to the performance of
rhythms; a look at the The Whole Note System;
other counting systems and their effective uses in
the classroom; compound meter; and irregular and
mixed meters. All music teachers, whether band,
orchestra, or choir directors, classroom music
teachers, or private studio teachers, must deal with
the problems inherent in getting students to first
perform and then to understand rhythms. Rhythmic
independence is one of the most important skills for
students to master; this book will be an invaluable
resource for all music educators.
10052965 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
n Tools for Powerful Student EvaluationSusan
R. Farrell. This book presents a practical source
of authentic assessment strategies for music
educators. Includes over 70 pages of tasks and
charts for assessing the learning process as well
as the product. With today's school systems
demanding student accountability in all disciplines,
this text provides music teachers with information
regarding: assessment and its purpose, classroom
conditions necessary for authentic assessment,
choosing assessment strategies, understanding
and developing scoring criteria, and descriptions of
several alternative types of assessment.
5597331 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
n Tuning for Wind Instruments: A Roadmap to
Successful IntonationShelley Jagow. Here
is all the information a music educator needs to
fine-tune ensembles. Contents cover the origin of
our pitch tuning standard; the best tuning notes
for each instrument; 14 steps for tuning chords;
how to properly tune brass slides; and much more.
In addition, intonation charts for each instrument
show pitch tendencies and alternate fingering
suggestions. The most complete intonation
resource for band directors!
10346285 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.99
n Using Technology to Unlock Musical
CreativityScott Watson. It has never been
easier or more fun for students to compose,
improvise, arrange, and produce music and music-
related projects than with today's technology.
Written in a practical, accessible manner, Using
Technology to Unlock Musical Creativity offers a
variety of technology tools that are best suited for
encouraging students' authentic musical creativity.
Includes over 60 illustrations.
10288829 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 35.00
n What Every Musician Needs to Know About
the Body (The Practical Application of Body
Mapping to Making Music)Barbara Conable.
The invaluable information contained in this book is
based on the work of cellist and educator William
Conable. He developed the concept of Body
Mapping to free the body and mind to move and
make music naturally and expressively. This spiral-
bound book is written clearly and concisely. It can
be effectively applied by all types of musicians
including instrumentalists, pianists and singers.
It describes the structure and movement of the
head and neck; the spine; the torso; the legs; the
arms the hands and the head. It details brain and
movement; Body Mapping; how to support the
instrument and breathing. You'll immediately be
equipped to apply the concepts to yourself and
educate your students.
5942610 Spiral Bound Book . . . . . . . 23.50
n Wind Bands of the World (Chronicle of
a Cherished Tradition)Robert E. Foster.
A comprehensive history describing the development
of instruments, musicians, composers, conductors
and the music itself. Virtually every aspect of the
growth of bands has been traced, leading to todays
outstanding ensembles.
10378451 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 24.95
n Winds of Change II (The New Millenium)
Frank L. Battisti. This new publication is an
extension of Battisti's The Winds of Change, which
traced the development of the American wind band/
ensemble in the twentieth century. This book covers
all the important conferences, concerts, events,
initiatives, and compositions created for wind bands/
ensembles during the first decade of the twenty-first
century. In gathering information for this book, the
author examined hundreds of scores, listened
to dozens of recordings, attended conferences,
interviewed wind band/ensemble director-
conductors, and surveyed numerous professional
journals and magazines. The result is a book that
provides a panoramic view of the American wind
band/ensemble scene from 2000-2010.
10295591 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . . 34.95
n The Winds of Change (The Evolution Of The
American Wind Band)Frank Battisti. This
book offers discussion on the important wind
band personalities and organizations of our time,
and provides useful information on hundreds of
compositions for the modern band.
5973209 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95
Concert Band Recordings
n Accent II: The Legacy of Claude T. Smith
Claude T. Smith. With updated liner notes
and a redesigned cover, this stellar recording
offers a collection of ten of Claude Smith's more
recognized concert band classics. Performed by
the University of Kansas Symphonic Bands under
the direction of Ken Bloomquist and Robert E.
Foster. Features: Boys of the Old Brigade; Citation;
Dramatic Prelude; Festival Variations; Rejoice in
Glorious Hope; Chorale and Allegro; Danse Folatre;
Emperata Overture; Incidental Suite and Variations
on a Revolutionary Hymn.
5391552 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.95
n Alfred Reed Live, Volume 1Alfred Reed. Alfred
Reed conducts his own music. Includes: El Camino
Real; Armenian Dances; Divertimento For Flute And
Winds; Praise Jerusalem!
5886528 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00
n Alfred Reed Live, Volume 2Alfred Reed.
Alfred Reed conducts four of his classic
band compositions, including: First Suite;
Marimba Concerto; Russian Christmas Music
and Fourth Symphony.
5953898 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.95
n Alfred Reed Live, Volume 4Alfred Reed,
conductor. This is the fourth in a series of
recordings featuring Alfred Reed conducting his
own works. Includes: The Hounds Of Spring; Music
In The Air!; Joyeux Noel; Canto E Camdombe;
Children's Suite; Acclamation!; A Festival Prelude
and Second Suite For Band.
5977865 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00
n American DreamsCincinnati Wind Symphony,
Eugene Corporon, cond. Bernstein/Grundman:
Candide Overture; Schuman: George Washington
Bridge; Copland: An Outdoor Overture; Copland/
Hindsley: El Salon Mexico; Schuman: Chester;
H.Owen Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana.
5886486 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00
n American TapestryLone Star Wind Orchestra,
Eugene Migliaro Corporan, Conductor. Star
Spangled Banner (arr. Williams), American Overture
(Jenkins), Merry Mount Suite (Hanson/arr. Boyd),
Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin/arr. Hunsberger),
Ceremonial Fanfare (Tucker), Radiant Joy (Bryant),
Suite of Old American Dances (Bennett).
10150173 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.99
n Angels in the Architecture (The Music of
Frank Ticheli Vol. 3)University of Texas-
El Paso Wind Symphony/Ron Hufstader, cond.
Includes: Wild Nights!; Sanctuary; Abracadabra;
Joy; Joy Revisited; Angels in the Architecture; Nitro.
10189489 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
n AudiblesNorth Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Conductor. Contents:
Saisei Fanfare (Brett William Dietz); Miniature Set
(Donald White); Concerto for Piano - Meditation
(Steven Bryant); Rumpelstilzchen (Jess Turner);
La Concepcion (Francisco Jose Martinez Gallego);
Hold This Boy and Listen (Carter Pann); Rio's
Convergence (Justin Freer).
10348637 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.95
l Awaken the Greatness (Album for the Young)
The Washington Winds, Edward S. Petersen,
Conductor. A Furious Fable (Spears); Into the
Rapids (Shaffer); Santa's Angry Elves (Grice);
All Aboard! (Conaway); Scottish Lullaby (arr.
R.W.Smith); Epic Battle 3000 (Grice); Rockin'
Nutcracker (arr. R.W. Smith); Upon A Midnight
Clear (R.W. Smith); Somerset (Swearingen); Call
of Duty (R.W. Smith); Volcano (Shaffer); Maximum
Mallets (Shaffer); Nighthawk (Swearingen);
Aura Lee (arr. R.W. Smith); Hope Everlasting
(Swearingen); Milton, the Melting Snowman
(Orcino); Leaping Leopards (J. Johnson);
Nature's Fury (J. McBride); Celebrate the Season
(Conaway); Sword of Fire (Romeyn); Reign (R.W.
Smith); Awaken the Greatness (Grice); Tantrum
(Conaway); As Shadows Fall (Romeyn); Robotics
(Romeyn); Photo Finish! (Swearingen); Captain
Courageous (Romeyn); A Hymn of Remembrance
(Phillips); Raptors: Birds of Prey (Neeck).
10466605 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
n Beyond the Breaking TidesWashington
Winds. Contents: On Wings of Magic, Miss Liberty,
Oceanscapes, Stormchasers, The Last Rose of
Summer, Cantus Jubilante, Fandango for Mallet
Percussion & Band, When Honor Prevails, Prologue
and Festiva, Beyond the Breaking Tides, Kingsbury
Court, Prelude Opus 28 No. 4, Ramparts of
Courage, March of the Roughnecks, Ring the Bells
on Christmas Day, America the Beautiful.
10014072 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
n British Wind Band ClassicsRoyal Northern
College of Music Wind Orchestra, Timothy Reynish,
cond. A great compilation of classic British band
literature. Includes: Holst: First Suite In Eb; Second
Suite In F; Marching Song; Hammersmith. (Bach/
Holst): Fugue a la Gigue. Vaughan Williams:
Toccata Marziale; Flourish For Wind Band; English
Folk Song Suite.
5771712 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.95
n ChroniclesThe North Texas Wind Ensemble,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Cond. Titles include:
Vanity Fair (Percy Fletcher, ed. Karrick);
Concertango (Luis Serrano Alarcon); Cheetah (Karel
Husa); Flag of Stars (Gordon Jacob); Branden's
Rainbow (Andrew Boysen, Jr.) and As the Sun Rises
(Chang Su Koh).
10063931 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.95
n Claude T. Smith: A Daughter's TributeKansas
City Wind Symphony, Pam Smith Kelly, cond.
Includes: Emperata; Castlebrooke Overture; God
of Our Fathers; Eternal Father, Strong To Save;
Three Contrasts for Solo Horn and Wind Ensemble;
Dance Prelude; America the Beautiful; Zia, Zia;
Danza Sonora and Symphonic Variations on "In
Dulci Jubilo."
5971370 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
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