The Band Director's Guide to Instrument Repair
Author: Raymond F. Meyer
Publisher:
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13:
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Band Director's Survival Guide
Author: Eldon A. Janzen
Publisher: Business & Professional Division
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe New ASBDA Curriculum Guide
Author: The American School Band Directors Association
Publisher: Alfred Music
Published:
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781457461019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe New ASBDA Curriculum Guide has been revised, updated, and in many areas completely rewritten. Topics include: The Performance Based Curriculum, Evaluation Procedures, Scheduling, Classroom Management, Administering the Band Program, Organizing the Physical Complex, and Budget and Finance. It's a terrific reference book for university students in instrumental methods classes, the new band director instituting, revamping, or maintaining a program, the experienced director who needs to rewrite the band curriculum, and the choral (or other) director placed in a band situation.
Quick Reference for Band Directors
Author: Ronald E. Kearns
Publisher: R&L Education
Published: 2011-09-28
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 1610483472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuick Reference for Band Directors is a go-to guide for new and experienced band directors. With tips on recruiting and retaining members, preparing lesson plans and program objectives, developing a booster group, budgeting, classroom management, using technology, and making emergency repairs, this book will soon number among your closest advisors. Learn how to build, maintain, and improve your program. Get tips on how to structure concert band, symphonic band, wind ensemble, marching band, small ensembles, jazz band, and pep band while developing musicianship. The book focuses on high school band programs but offers advice for elementary and middle school directors as well. Read it sequentially or select the chapters most pertinent to you. You'll come back again and again to benefit from the author's thirty years of teaching.
The Jazz Rhythm Section
Author: Fumi Tomita
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-03-25
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 1475846878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Jazz Rhythm Section introduces the basics of this very important part of the jazz ensemble. They are the foundation of any jazz group, so improving the rhythm section will result in a stronger sounding band. This book is intended to be a practical guide with chapters on each of the primary instruments in the rhythm section: bass, drums, piano and guitar. Key topics include: Equipment and setup issues: from drum heads to bass amps to guitar pickups to mic’ing a piano on stage, each instrument presents unique equipment issues that the director must face. Performance practice: including tips on constructing walking bass lines, learning voicings and comping rhythms and creating drummer’s setup fills. Additionally, there is a chapter on the rhythm section itself that details all of the inter-relationships, suggestions for count-offs and metronome exercises that will help improve your band. The Jazz Rhythm Section is intended for novice directors, but directors of all levels will benefit as well.
I Know Sousa, Not Sopranos!
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Publisher: Heritage Music Press
Published: 2008-09-01
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9781429103565
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHeres a sobering thought for many a band or orchestra director: youve been given the opportunity to work with a choir! Whether or not the decision was made by you or for you, moving from the realm of Sousa or Tchaikovsky to the land of sopranos can be a disconcerting prospect for even the most experienced (not to mention even-keeled) band or orchestra director. But fear nottrained instrumentalist turned choral director (and educator, clinician, composer, and arranger) Russ Robinson, has written "I Know Sousa, Not Sopranos!" to help you survive your foray into this strange land. Drawn from his very successful clinics on this subject, Dr. Robinsons goals with this guide are simpleto show those educators who have been trained in instrumental music that they already possess many of the musical skills necessary to teach choral music, and to present, in a straightforward and accessible manner, knowledge and awareness of key areas unique to directing a choir.
The Complete Instrument Reference Guide for Band Directors
Author: Richard A. Williams
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780849770203
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFoundations for Superior Performance is designed to help organize the daily rehearsal and improve the overall performance of any band.
The Art of Elementary Band Directing
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Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 2000-03-01
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781574630534
DOWNLOAD EBOOK(Meredith Music Resource). A "How-To" guide that no elementary band director should be without, this book covers all aspects of the elementary band program from recruitment through the final concert. Beginning teachers, as well as those with years of experience, will find a wealth of useful information in this handbook. Thirteen chapters include information on the recruitment process, band method books, scheduling and grouping of classes, everyday instrument repairs, grading, selection of elementary band music and solo and ensemble music, ideas for maintaining student interest and becoming an integral part of the school, performance suggestions and area band. An appendix containing sample informational letters, sample concert programs, sample practice cards and more is included. This is a great resource to have on hand when teaching elementary band!
The Pursuit of Excellence
Author: Sally Wagner
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 2016-07-01
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 1574631381
DOWNLOAD EBOOK(Meredith Music Resource). Chock full of tips, suggestions and friendly advice from a highly successful band director, this book will inspire you to achieve your full potential and help to transform the everyday job of teaching into a series of rewarding and memorable moments. This book is a comprehensive manual to improve your band while developing yourself as an effective teacher and leader. The author shares hard-won lessons; highly creative solutions and moments of celebration during an illustrious 40-year career in which she was propelled to national prominence and received dozens of honors and awards.
Quick Reference for Band Directors Who Teach Orchestra
Author: Ronald E. Kearns
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2019-12-27
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 1475853424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is intended to help new and veteran band directors develop an orchestra in their school. It outlines step by step what needs to be done before the teacher meets students, preparing for the first rehearsal and first performance, developing syllabi, handbooks and lesson plans as well as maintaining and growing a viable string program. There is a chapter devoted to using technology in the orchestra classroom to keep students academically and creatively challenged.
