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Habits of a Successful Band Director
(20th Anniversary Edition)
(20th Anniversary Edition)
Pitfalls and Solutions
Scott Rush
Celebrating two decades of impact, Habits of a Successful Band Director remains an essential resource for music educators at all stages of their career. In this expanded and updated edition, Scott Rush offers a comprehensive guide designed to inspire, inform, and elevate the art of teaching music.
Q&A for Teaching Band to Students with Differences and Disabilities
Alice Hammel, Nerissa Rebagay, & Tim Lautzenheiser
Every student deserves the chance to make music. In Q&A for Teaching Band to Students with Differences and Disabilities, leading practitioners Alice Hammel, Nerissa Rebagay, and Tim Lautzenheiser respond to real questions submitted by real teachers about how to include all students
Beyond the Baton
Programming, Interpretation, Performance, Leadership, and Musical Taste for Wind Band/Ensemble Conductors
Frank Battisti
In many ways, this book is an expansion of Guide to Score Study for the Wind Band Conductor, co-authored by Frank Battisti and Robert Garofalo in 1990. In this companion volume, Battisti emphasizes the importance of a conductor’s imagination, personality, and dedication as it relates to programming, interpretation, performance, and musical leadership.
Winds of the North
A Survey of the Canadian Wind Band Tradition and Repertoire
Darrin Oehlerking
Winds of the North: A Survey of the Canadian Wind Band Tradition and Repertoire highlights the importance of Canadian contributions to wind band and music education practices. This substantial volume explores the unique history of wind band in Canada, balanced with contemporary perspectives and representative repertoire.
The Hill We Climb
LGBTQ+, Band, and Belonging
Erik Leung & Rob Taylor
The Hill We Climb deepens the conversation about equity and inclusion started by The Horizon Leans Forward . . . This companion volume centers the voices and lived experiences of LGBTQ+ musicians, artists, and educators in the wind band community, and explores how music can foster belonging and LGBTQ+ visibility across classrooms, ensembles, and institutions.
Rehearsing the Band
Volume 4
Daniel Harbaugh
This edition of Rehearsing the Band presents an exclusive look into the musical minds of eleven of today’s top wind band conductors. Each contributor represents the pinnacle of artistry in the profession. Drawing from their diverse experiences and perspectives, they freely share their personal philosophies and practical techniques—insights that will undoubtedly enhance your own preparation and teaching methods.
Habits of a Successful Middle Level Musician
Expanded Conductor's Edition
Scott Rush, Jeff Scott, Emily Wilkinson, Rich Moon, & Kevin Boyle
Now includes Teacher Tips and full scores for all exercises!
Perfect for use by an entire band or solo player for years two, three, and beyond, this series contains carefully sequenced warm-ups, chorales, sight-reading etudes, rhythm vocabulary exercises, and much more. In one place, this series presents everything an aspiring player needs to build fundamental musicianship skills and then be able to transfer those skills directly into the performance of great literature.
Perfect for use by an entire band or solo player for years two, three, and beyond, this series contains carefully sequenced warm-ups, chorales, sight-reading etudes, rhythm vocabulary exercises, and much more. In one place, this series presents everything an aspiring player needs to build fundamental musicianship skills and then be able to transfer those skills directly into the performance of great literature.
African American Composers in the Wind Band Tradition
Dakeyan Graham
African American Composers in the Wind Band Tradition highlights the rich but often overlooked contributions of African American composers to the wind band literature. With this volume, author Dakeyan Graham fills a critical gap by spotlighting the artistry of composers who have been historically underrepresented in concert programs, curricula, and scholarly study.
Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz
Volume 3
Ronald Carter & Roxanne Stevenson
Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz, Volume 3 is both a culmination of jazz educator Ronald Carter’s legacy and an essential resource for the jazz education profession. This volume continues the storied tradition of the series, offering insights from top jazz educators and invaluable analysis of the best repertoire published for jazz ensembles at all levels.
Scales for Keyboard Percussion
A Unique Approach to Learning Scales
Randy Eyles
This unique method makes learning scales easy and develops musical creativity at the same time. While other instrumentalists learn fingerings, percussionists learn scale shapes to understand scale construction and to visualize their physical shape. With this highly organized and systematic approach, students will become scale-proficient in no time as they learn 60 scales in Section One and 120 scales in Section Two. That’s 180 scales used in classical, jazz, bebop, Latin, rock, and pop music!
Developing Error Detection Skills in the Wind Band Educator
Catheryn Foster & Ward Miller
Often one of the greatest challenges for band directors is quickly and easily detecting errors in rehearsal. This comprehensive resource provides a sequential, research-based approach for improving error detection skills in four fundamental areas: rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and articulation.
Eugene Migliaro Corporon: Explorations, Discoveries, Inventions, and Designs in the Know Where
Eugene M. Corporon
Corporon’s celebrated insights published in each edition of the iconic Teaching Music through Performance in Band series are collected in a single volume, making Explorations, Discoveries, Inventions, and Designs in the Know Where a must-have resource for music educators who want to grow their skills as teacher, communicator, musician, and inspiration to students.
New and Featured Orchestra Resources
Habits of a Successful Young String Musician
A Comprehensive Beginner Method for Year Two and Beyond
Sarah Ball, Margaret Selby, Christopher Selby & Scott Rush
Habits of a Successful Young String Musician is a field-tested and musical collection of 220 sequenced exercises for the beginning string student.
Book 2 includes challenging new keys, rhythms, time signatures, and minor modes that will better prepare students for more advanced concert music.
Book 2 includes challenging new keys, rhythms, time signatures, and minor modes that will better prepare students for more advanced concert music.
The Audition Method for Flute
Volume 1
Joshua Smith
The Audition Method for Flute, Volume 1 is for aspiring and established flutists looking to win orchestral auditions. This book can be used throughout the entire process of preparing for an audition, including at the audition itself.
The Audition Method for Flute
Volume 2
Joshua Smith
Another indispensable guide for aspiring and established flutists preparing for orchestral auditions, The Audition Method for Flute, Volume 2 offers even more core audition repertoire from the mid 20th century along with insight and advice from Joshua Smith, principal flute of The Cleveland Orchestra.
New and Featured Resources for All Educators
The Music Educator's Rescue Kit
What They Didn't Teach You in School
Daniel Gregerman
Today’s music educators must deal with a myriad of day-to-day issues not covered in the college arts education curricula. This comprehensive text offers practical and realistic recommendations on a variety of real-world topics, including copyright law, budgeting challenges, classroom discipline, grading, fundraising, and so much more.
A Music Education Career Built to Last
Design, Refine, and Fortify Your Blueprint
Mary Land & Tim Lautzenheiser
In this book, authors Mary Land and Tim Lautzenheiser draw from decades of experience in classrooms, rehearsals, and clinics to answer this question, offering a clear blueprint for establishing and maintaining a thriving career as a music educator.
Needs Before Notes
Supporting Student Well-Being through Music Education
Scott N. Edgar
Educators have long known that a student’s needs must be met before meaningful learning can occur. In this practical guide, Scott Edgar empowers music teachers to prioritize student well-being through embedded life-skill development in the music classroom.
Crafting Culture
Becoming a Music Teacher Leader
David W. Vandewalker & Tim Lautzenheiser
The collective wisdom shared by eleven outstanding band, choir, and orchestra instructors in Crafting Culture 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 on-the-ground experience, this passionate team of educators shares five key tenets for musical leadership.
New and Featured Resources for Leadership
Teaching Music Each Day Inspired
Advice, Ideas, Encouragement, and Motivation for Music Teachers
Peter Boonshaft
In this delightful collection of short reflections drawn from decades of teaching, conducting, and mentoring, Boonshaft shares bite-sized wisdom on everything from the practical to the profound. Each entry invites readers to smile, pause, and consider new perspectives. Some speak directly to the soul of teaching music. Others provide specific, immediately applicable ideas for classroom and ensemble success.
Upbeat! Leadership Workbook
The Definitive Guide to Developing Leaders from the Inside Out
Matthew Arau & Paige Rauschuber
Unlock your leadership potential with the Upbeat! Leadership Workbook, a transformational guide designed to equip anyone with the skills and confidence to lead others, beginning with the most important first step: learning to lead yourself.
Through My Music
Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders
Myra Rhoden
Through my music, I can do anything! This is the inspiring message Myra Rhoden and an impressive list of contributing authors are sending to the next generation of leaders with this powerful collection of stories, advice, and practical wisdom.
Serviam!
The Three Pillars of Student Leadership: Leading, Teaching, Conducting
David Montgomery
Serviam, the Latin word for “I will serve,” represents what it means to be a servant leader: to serve and empower others. And in bands across the country, student leaders are the heartbeat of their programs, critical to the group’s success and the guardians of its culture.
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