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Books for Band Directors
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 comes from some of the
best educators in the field. The companion DVD
allows you to visit a virtual rehearsal where each
video clip illustrates a different rehearsal concept,
including: warm-up, style, intonation, balance and
blend, rhythm, and musicianship. Featured music
educators include the late Frederick Fennell, Colonel
Timothy Foley, Jerry Junklin, H. Robert Reynolds,
Mellory Thompson, William Wakefield, and Garwood
Whaley. Bonus items include: course activity
forms, letter templates, and resources as referenced
in the book.
10027623 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
10056063 DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
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 Boonshaft.
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95
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. . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
n Whatsoever Things... The Life and Teachings
of John P. PaynterMark Camphouse. A
fascinating portrait of one of the true icons of
the wind band world who forever impacted the
instrumental music community. A collaborative
effort by friends, colleagues, and former students,
with guidance form the Paynter family, this book
delves into his outstanding abilities as a great
teacher, conductor, composer-arranger, innovator,
and motivator. Beyond all this, it culminates with
an examination of the present state of affairs in
instrumental music education, the wind band
profession, and how its role in the school curriculum
and society may change in the years ahead.
10495187 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.95
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
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
l Woodwind Methods (An Essential Resource
for Educators, Conductors & Students)
Charles West. Useful as a college woodwind
methods class or as a quick reference manual for
school band and orchestra directors, this volume
provides concise descriptions of instrument
similarities and differences, breath support,
reed adjustment, and transposition. Includes
instrument assembly, embouchure, hand position,
and articulation; detailed fingering charts with
primary fingerings and selected alternate and trill
fingerings; progressive musical exercises and
compositions that teach new fingerings; alternate
fingerings, vibrato, flicking and multiple articulation;
troubleshooting for mechanical or reed problems,
repair and maintenance; recommendations for
selecting reeds, mouthpieces and ligatures,
instruments, method books, and study literature;
and constructing a basic woodwind "toolbox."
10549231 Paperback Book. . . . . . . . . . . 39.95
Teaching Music Through Performance in Middle School Band—
Richard Miles.
Rarely has a published resource contained so much invaluable
information specifically for middle school band directors. This much-needed
volume provides critical information on creating an effective wind band program
in grades 6 through 8, from recruitment, rehearsal, and repertoire to performance
and beyond. Chapters by leading middle school band directors focus on
organization and administration, developing proper instrumentation, recruitment
and retention, technique, literature selection, rehearsal, and a comprehensive
listing of other resources. Central to this volume is the identification and analysis
of 100 core works organized by difficulty level from grade 1 to 3.5. A separate
section is devoted entirely to marches that, combined with the other selections,
make up core repertoire for middle school bands. As with the other books in
this series, information is included about the composer, the work, historical
perspectives, technical and stylistic considerations, analysis of musical elements
and form and structure, suggested listening references, and cross-references to
additional resources.
10493229 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.95
10493230 5-CD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.95
Teaching Music Through Performance in Band (Solos with
Wind Band Accompaniment)—Eugene Migliaro Corporon &
Richard Miles.
This ambitious volume assembles in one place, for the first time,
a comprehensive listing of 2400 published solos with wind band accompaniment
by more then 1000 composers, organized by instrument. Each listed work
includes the title, composer, publisher, timing, year published, and available
recording. Also included are biographies of each of the composers, with cross-
references to works, publisher and personal websites, and other sources for
additional information.
10297861 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.95
Teaching Music Through Performing Marches—Carl Chevallard/
ed. Richard Miles.
Many directors have enjoyed the Teaching Music Through
Performance in Band series, and this new edition, dedicated solely to traditional
marches, is a must-have! It's a one-of-a-kind resource guide that discusses in-
depth performance issues for 50 of the most famous marches ever composed.
Chapters about teaching and conducting marches are most useful, including
discussions on form, phrasing, articulation, tempo, band size, marching around
the work, tips for conducting march music, and much more.
5983531 Hardcover Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.50
2701682 3-CD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.50
Teaching Music Through Performance in Band: Bundle
(Band, Marches, and Jazz Band (15 books and 26 CD sets)—
Various Composers.
Contains Teaching Music Through Performance in Band,
Volumes 1 - 10 (ten books); Teaching Music Through Performance in Middle
School Band (one book); Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning
Band (two books); Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz Band (one book)
and Teaching Music Through Performing Marches (one book) and all related CD
sets - 15 books and 26 CD sets total.
10527705 Full Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,700.00
Teaching Music Through Performance in Band: Bundle
(Band, Marches, and Jazz Band - Books Only (15 books)—
Various Composers.
Contains Teaching Music Through Performance in Band,
Volumes 1 - 10 (ten books); Teaching Music Through Performance in Middle
School Band (one book); Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning
Band (two books); Teaching Music Through Performance in Jazz Band (one book)
and Teaching Music Through Performing Marches (one book) - 15 books total.
10527704 Full Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770.00
Teaching Music Through Performance in Band: Bundle
(Volumes 1-10 (10 books and 21 CD sets)—Various Composers.
Contains Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Volumes 1-10 with
related CD sets (10 books and 21 CD sets).
10527702 Full Set Books & CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,215.00
Teaching Music Through Performance in Band: Bundle
(Volumes 1-10 Books Only (10 books)—Various Composers.
This contains Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Volumes 1-10 -
books only.
10527700 Full Set Books Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00
