Music Advocacy

Music Advocacy
Author: John L. Benham
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2010-12-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1607097826

This book is a summary of the practice of music advocacy. It is a compilation of research and experience gained from 30 years experience by one of the nation's most successful advocates for music education. It provides the music educator, administrator, school board member, and community advocate with step-by-step procedures for saving and building school music programs.

Teaching Instrumental Music

Teaching Instrumental Music
Author: Shelley Jagow
Publisher: Meredith Music
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1574632019

(Meredith Music Resource). This book is a unique resource for both novice and experienced band directors, gathering effective teaching tools from the best in the field. Includes more than 40 chapters on: curriculum, "then and now" of North American wind bands, the anatomy of music making, motivation, program organization and administrative leadership, and much more. "A wonderful resource for all music educators! Dr. Jagow's book is comprehensive and impressive in scope. An excellent book! Bravo!" Frank L. Battisti, Conductor Emeritus, New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble

Advocate for Music!

Advocate for Music!
Author: Lynn M. Brinckmeyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2016
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0190219157

This guidebook is filled with strategies and ideas to help educate the general public, and political decision makers, about the long-term benefits of music education. It is ideal practical companion for all music educators.

The Independent Piano Teacher's Studio Handbook

The Independent Piano Teacher's Studio Handbook
Author: Beth Gigante Klingenstein
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0634080830

(Educational Piano Library). This handy and thorough guide is designed to help the independent piano teacher in all aspects of running his/her own studio. Whether it be business practices such as payment plans, taxes, and marketing, or teaching tips involving technique, composition, or sight reading, this all-inclusive manual has it all! Topics include: Developing and Maintaining a Professional Studio, Finances, Establishing Lessons, Studio Recitals, Tuition and Payment Plans, Composition and Improvisation, Marketing, Communications with Parents, Make-up Policies, Zoning and Business Licenses, Teaching Materials and Learning Styles, The Art of Practice, Arts Funding, and many more!

Building Support for School Music

Building Support for School Music
Author: National Coalition for Music Education (U.S.)
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1991
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780940796973

This guide is intended to provide an action plan for groups advocating music in the schools. The guide assists local music education advocacy groups to provide strategies to make music and the other arts an essential part of the school program. Sections of the book include: (1) Introduction; (2) "Organizing for Action"; (3) "Analyzing the Situation"; (4) "Planning and Strategy"; (5) "Getting to Work"; and (6) "Evaluating Progress." The appendices contain a 32-item resource list along with reproducible materials (EH)

Essential Elements 2000

Essential Elements 2000
Author: Tim Lautzenheiser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN:

(Essential Elements Special Product). In the Band Director's Communications Kit , Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser has provided every teacher with communication letters focusing on music advocacy, the importance of the arts in our schools, and the benefits of musical study in the development of the child. Dr. Charles Menghini, Director of Bands at VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, has contributed additional letters written specifically for band essential time savers for the busy band director.

Composing Music for Games

Composing Music for Games
Author: Chance Thomas
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2017-10-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1315318628

Composing Music for Games is a guidebook for launching and maintaining a successful career as a video game composer. It offers a pragmatic approach to learning, intensified through challenging project assignments and simulations. Author Chance Thomas begins with the foundation of scoring principles applicable to all media, and then progresses serially through core methodologies specific to video game music. This book offers a powerful blend of aesthetic, technique, technology and business, which are all necessary components for a successful career as a video game composer.

Notes

Notes
Author: Music Library Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 728
Release: 1995
Genre: Music
ISBN: