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Marching Band Techniques

Author : M. Gregory Martin

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 34,89 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Marching bands

ISBN : 9780764350870

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This book can be used as an accompanying text for the collegiate marching band techniques course and to help build a successful marching band program at a high school. Topics include everything from developing a program handbook to student leadership and adult staffing, budgets, rehearsal techniques, sample forms, and basic information regarding the development process of a marching band show, as well as basic drill design techniques. It also addresses typical mistakes made by young teachers and offers suggestions on how to avoid/handle those mistakes. Finally, workbook-style activities at the end of each chapter help support and reinforce the material presented. - Back cover.



Practical Techniques for Building the High School Marching Band

Author : K. Owens Davenport Ed.S.

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 83 pages

File Size : 11,32 MB

Release : 2008-09-15

Category : Music

ISBN : 1469119218

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You just got a new job as a band director. The principal just shook your hand, and gave you the keys to the bandroom. What do you do now? Practical Techniques for Building the High School Marching Band is for band directors that are new to the profession, are going into a band program that is new or must be rebuilt, or just wants to improve their current program. The book is intended to be a practical source for directors, and covers topics that are not ordinarily covered in music education or instrumental methods classes.







The System

Author : Gary E. Smith (band director.)

Publisher :

Page : 114 pages

File Size : 17,34 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Bandmasters

ISBN :

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Habits of a Successful Band Director

Author : Scott Rush

Publisher : GIA Publications

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 20,56 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Music

ISBN : 9781579995706

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In Habits of a Successful Band Director Scott Rush provides: A how-to book for young teachers; A supplement for college methods classes; A commonsense approach to everyday problems band directors face; Sequential models for instruction that are narrow in scope; Solutions, in the form of information and probing questions, that allow assessment of a classroom situation; Valuable information in a new format and references to other helpful publications; A contemporary text for all band directors. Some of the topics covered in the ten chapters include: classroom organization and management, working with parents and colleagues, the importance of the warm-up, rehearsal strategies, selecting high-quality literature, and student leadership. The appendices provide valuable outlines and reproducible forms such as medical releases and pitch tendency chart.



The Teaching of Instrumental Music

Author : Richard Colwell

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 473 pages

File Size : 43,41 MB

Release : 2015-08-20

Category : Music

ISBN : 1317350847

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This book introduces music education majors to basic instrumental pedagogy for the instruments and ensembles most commonly found in the elementary and secondary curricula. This text focuses on the core competencies required for teacher certification in instrumental music. The first section of the book focuses on essential issues for a successful instrumental program: objectives, assessment and evaluation, motivation, administrative tasks, and recruiting and scheduling (including block scheduling). The second section devotes a chapter to each wind instrument plus percussion and strings, and includes troubleshooting checklists for each instrument. The third section focuses on rehearsal techniques from the first day through high school.





The Brass Band Bibliography

Author : Gavin Holman

Publisher : Gavin Holman

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 38,68 MB

Release : 2019-08-05

Category : Reference

ISBN :

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9th edition, 2019. A comprehensive list of books, articles, theses and other material covering the brass band movement, its history, instruments and musicology; together with other related topics (originally issued in book form in January 2009)



The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual

Author : Wayne Bailey

Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 46,3 MB

Release : 2015-04-24

Category : Education

ISBN : 0812223292

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The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual is the definitive guide to the intricate art of directing college and high school marching bands. Supplemented with musical arrangements, warm-up exercises, and over a hundred drill charts, this manual presents both the fundamentals and the advanced techniques that are essential for successful marching band leadership. The materials in this volume cover every stage of musical direction and instruction, from selecting music and choreographing movements to improving student memorization and endurance to the creation of striking visual configurations through uniform and auxiliary units. Now in its third edition, The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual has been thoroughly updated to reflect new standards for drill design, charting, and musical arrangement. Offering a fresh approach to the essentials of good marching band design, this comprehensive resource shows both veteran and novice band directors how to prepare students to perform seamless and sophisticated musical formations.