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n On Teaching Band: Notes from Eddie Green
Mary Ellen Cavitt. An extensive, insightful
interview with Eddie Green on his early career
and development of his teaching methods;
comprehensive, step-by-step techniques for all
aspects of beginning wind instruction; guidelines
for organizing a band program; tips on resumes,
interviews, securing a position and practical advice
on relationships with administrators, parents,
and colleagues. A tremendous resource that's as
fascinating as it is informative.
10320629 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
l Percussion Instruments: Purchasing,
Maintenance, Troubleshooting and More
Stephen Primatic. Why does that snare drum sound
like a cardboard box? Why don't the pedals on the
timpani stay in position? What kind of cymbals
should I buy for a drum set? Why does the bass
drum rattle when struck? These and countless other
questions are answered in this comprehensive text
for anyone who deals with percussion instruments.
If you have ever struggled with questions on
purchasing, maintaining, troubleshooting or storing
your percussion instruments, then this book will
provide you with a wealth of information on these
topics and more!
10555258 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
n Percussion Methods (An Essential Resource
For Educators, Conductors and Students)
Stephen Primatic. This fantastic book by Stephen
Primatic is designed for non-percussionists with
either educational or intellectual interest in the
craft. It is perfect for use in college percussion
methods classes or as a quick reference for school
band and orchestra directors. It provides concise
descriptions and recommendations covering all
important percussion instruments and techniques.
The information is easily accessible and provides
in-depth, practical knowledge for music educators,
conductors and students. On the subject matter,
you won't find a better resource!
10514550 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
n Performance Assessment in BandWendy
Barden. Performance Assessment in Band by
Wendy Barden makes assessment easy with
48 pages of practical, proven techniques and
customizable forms that will help teachers engage
and motivate students, measure and transform
learning, and maximize the effectiveness of every
rehearsal. The result: skilled, energized musicians
and better bands and orchestras!
10089752 Hardcover Book -
One Book for All. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
n Planning Instruction in MusicFrank
Abrahams & Ryan John. This handbook is
designed to help music educators develop effective
objectives, lesson plans, and assessments
for their students, greatly improving successful
classroom, instrumental, and choral instruction.
Sample objectives, assessment ideas, and lesson
plan templates designed to show how meaningful
instruction can be put into action. Music educators
will be able to easily adapt these examples in the
handbook to their own classrooms, providing
music educators with more accountability results
to show administrators while achieving effective
and meaningful teaching.
10495598 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.95
n Practice and Reflection for Band and Orchestra
Wendy Barden. Help your students improve
their performing by helping them accomplish more
when they practice. The information provided
will help guide them toward more effective and
efficient practicing resulting in obtaining a higher
level achievement.
10189342 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
n Quality of Life Habits of a Successful Band
Director (Balancing Life and Work for the
Modern Musical Professional)Scott Rush &
Jeremy Lane. Being a band director is more than
a career, it's a way of life. Demanding, long hours;
the stress of concert performances; managing
students, budgets and departmental responsibilities
all make it a challenging profession. How does a
band director sustain a career while balancing work
life and family life? This indispensable book will help
everyone deal with this, whether a first-year teacher
or seasoned veteran. It's especially valuable for pre-
service music education students in solving many
problems before they start. A practical resource
that's insightful, meaningful and gripping.
10493228 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95
l Range, Transposition & Tuning (A Guide for
Over 500 Musical Instruments)Robert G.
Bornstein. Designed for music professionals and
students, this extensive resource is the definitive
guide for over 500 instruments, including over 190
world music instruments. Music industry veteran,
Robert Bornstein, has compiled the most complete
reference available today, with instrument ranges,
transposition, and tuning guides, in easy, quick-
reference diagrams. It also includes French, Italian,
and German translations.
10564799 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 24.95
n Rehearsal Handbook (For Band and Orchestra
Students)Robert Garofalo. There are so many
things that players should know about music, but
there is never enough rehearsal time to cover them.
That's why this handbook, designed especially for
secondary school band and orchestra students,
is such a great idea! The text includes rehearsal
enrichment study units covering the fundamentals
of music, intervals and chords, transposition,
acoustics, tuning and intonation, music terms and
symbols, sight-reading, conducting and music
history. This book will help you and your students
get more out of every minute of rehearsal!
2129617 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.95
l The Rehearsal (A Quick Guide to One Music
Teacher's Most Potent Retention Tool)David
Newell. To retain students in music, they need to
get hooked on music. More than anything else, it
is the daily classroom experience that keeps them
in the music program! Every rehearsal minute must
be carefully harvested with intention and purpose.
After reading David's book, The Rehearsal: A
Quick Guide to One Music Teacher's Most Potent
Retention Tool, you'll know why a beautifully-
crafted, aesthetically-driven, well-planned and
fast-paced rehearsal is the key to keeping students
in performance ensembles.
10565047 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . . 8.99
n Rehearsing the BandJohn E. Williamson. If you
are a conductor or are in training to be one, this book
is for you! It gathers some of the greatest directors
of bands in the country to answer questions on the
art of rehearsing. Conductors Frank Battisti, Eugene
Corporon, James Croft, Donald R. Hunsberger,
Jerry F. Junkin, Craig Kirchhoff, Alan McMurray,
H. Robert Reynolds, James Smith, John Whitwell
and John E. Williamson give sound advice on topics
such as intonation, interpretation, technique and
planning to assist you in becoming a better and
more efficient director.
10052583 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
l Rehearsing the Band, Vol. 2Donald 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
l Rehearsing the High School BandStephen
Meyer. The directors included in this book represent
a sampling of individuals from different areas of the
country, each of whom has had success teaching
under unique and diverse circumstances. They
represent the "best of the best," with years of
experience in public and parochial schools, having
earned national recognition for their programs.
Together they impart their wisdom, love, and
passion for music while sharing their experiences
with readers.
10593554 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
n Scale Your Way to Music Assessment (The
Ultimate Guide to Creating a Quality Music
Program)Paul Kimpton & Delwyn Harnisch.
Scale Your Way to Music Assessment is a
hands-on, step-by-step action plan for using
assessment to improve your teaching and
your students' performances. Designed for
instrumental, choral and general music programs
in grades K-12, it describes in detail how to teach
students to become accurate and consistent
assessors of musical performance as they learn
how to set goals for practicing and improving
group performance. Published with a sturdy
spiral binding, this useful book is well-organized
in ten chapters, covering a wide range of topics:
defining musical skills, collecting data, test writing,
assessment software, state and national standards,
school district goals, and more. Also included
are six extensive appendices with actual written
and listening tests, outlines of a four-year testing
program for band, choir and orchestra, a listing
of websites and email addresses, and a glossary
of terms. The accompanying CD-ROM includes
sample data, tests, music examples and reference
material. Everything you need to develop a quality
music assessment program is right here in this
exceptional resource!
10062956 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
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 Seriously?! (Ruminations, Affirmations, and
Observations About the State of Music
Education)Scott Lang. Written in a warm
and conversational style, readers are invited
to sit down, pull up a chair, and stay awhile to
ponder this profession called music education.
This is the kind of book you'll not only read twice,
but you'll want to share with fellow teachers
and colleagues.
10495352 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 23.95
n Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental
MusicFrank Battisti, Russ Girsberger &
William Berz. This valuable text was created to
aid directors and teachers in finding information
and expanding general knowledge. The
resources used were selected from hundreds of
published and online sources found in journals,
magazines, music company catalogs and
publications, websites, doctoral dissertations,
graduate theses, encyclopedias, databases,
and books. Information was also provided from
outstanding college, university, and school wind
band directors and instrumental teachers. Units
include: General Resources About Music; Specific
Resources; Use of literature; Library Staffing
and Management.
10490395 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
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 The Teacher's Guide to Music, Media, and
Copyright LawJames Frankel. In this era of
unprecedented access to information, teachers
have a wealth of resources readily available for
lesson planning, but determining what legally can
and cannot be used in the classroom is a difficult
task. The Teacher's Guide to Music, Media, and
Copyright Law helps to explain in plain English just
how information, images, video and music can be
incorporated into any kind of lesson plan without
running afoul of copyright laws. You'll learn: what
you can legally use without permission; how to
obtain and license what you need permission to
use; how to check the copyright status of any media
item; and how to apply copyright legality examples
to real classroom situations.
10064295 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 24.99
l 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 Second Edition . . . . . . . 47.95