Practical Techniques for Building the High School Marching Band

Practical Techniques for Building the High School Marching Band
Author: K. Owens Davenport Ed.S.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2008-09-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1469119218

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.

Practical Techniques for Building the High School Marching Band

Practical Techniques for Building the High School Marching Band
Author: K. Owens Davenport
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781436368278

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.

Marching Band Techniques

Marching Band Techniques
Author: M. Gregory Martin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Marching bands
ISBN: 9780764350870

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.

Engaging Musical Practices

Engaging Musical Practices
Author: Suzanne L. Burton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2015-02-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1475804342

Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Instrumental Music is a long awaited compilation of best practices for instrumental music education. This unique book contains practical and pedagogically oriented chapters written by leaders in the field of instrumental music education. Designed for instrumental music teachers or for use in instrumental methods courses, the book covers a wide range of topics, such as: student readiness for instrumental music beginning an instrumental music program teaching instrumental music at the intermediate and advanced levels working with strings and orchestras motivating students incorporating improvisation into the curriculum selecting repertoire based on curricular goals engaging students in assessment marching band pedagogy and techniques integrating technology considering “traditional” instrumental music practice becoming an instrumental music teacher communicating effectively with stakeholders Contributions by James Ancona and Heidi Sarver, Kimberly Ackney and Colleen Conway, Christopher Azzara, William Bauer and Rick Dammers, Brian Bersh, Suzanne Burton & Rick Townsend, Patricia Campbell and Lee Higgins, Robert Gardner, Richard Grunow, Mike Hewitt and Bret Smith, Dan Isbell, Nate Kruse, Chad Nicholson, Alden Snell, and David Stringham.

The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual

The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual
Author: Wayne Bailey
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2015-04-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0812223292

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.

The System

The System
Author: Gary E. Smith (band director.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2003
Genre: Bandmasters
ISBN:

Strategies, Tips, and Activities for the Effective Band Director

Strategies, Tips, and Activities for the Effective Band Director
Author: Robin Linaberry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 100037260X

Strategies, Tips, and Activities for the Effective Band Director: Targeting Student Engagement and Comprehension is a resourceful collection of highly effective teaching strategies, solutions, and activities for band directors. Chapters are aligned to cover common topics, presenting several practical lesson ideas for each topic. In most cases, each pedagogical suggestion is supported by excerpts from standard concert band literature. Topics covered include: score study shortcuts; curriculum development; percussion section management; group and individual intonation; effective rehearsal strategies; and much more! This collection of specific concepts, ideas, and reproducible pedagogical methods—not unlike short lesson plans—can be used easily and immediately. Ideal for band directors of students at all levels, Strategies, Tips, and Activities for the Effective Band Director is the product of more than three decades of experience, presenting innovative approaches, as well as strategies that have been borrowed, revised, and adapted from scores of successful teachers and clinicians.

How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician (Third)

How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician (Third)
Author: Ari Herstand
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Total Pages: 885
Release: 2023-01-17
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1324091878

Now Magazine: “Top 5 Music Business Books” Hailed as an “indispensable” guide (Forbes), How to Make It in the New Music Business returns in a significantly revised and expanded third edition. How to Make It in the New Music Business, since its first publication in 2016, has become the go-to resource for musicians eager to make a living in a turbulent industry. Widely adopted by ambitious individuals and music schools across the world and considered “the best how-to book of its kind” (Music Connection), this essential work has inspired tens of thousands of aspiring artists to stop waiting around for that “big break” and take matters into their own hands. In this highly anticipated new edition, Ari Herstand reveals how to build a profitable career with the many tools at our fingertips in the post-COVID era and beyond, from conquering social media and mastering the digital landscape to embracing authentic fan connection and simply learning how to persevere. This edition breaks down these phenomena and more, resulting in a timeless must-have for anyone hoping to navigate the increasingly complex yet advantageous landscape that is the modern music business.

NACWPI Journal

NACWPI Journal
Author: National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1994
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Marching Bands and Drumlines

Marching Bands and Drumlines
Author: Paul Buyer
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781574631517

(Meredith Music Resource). Have you ever wanted to know the secrets to success of today's top marching bands and drumlines and how they achieve excellence? This extraordinary study takes you onto the practice field, inside the meeting room, and into the stadium including the "Five Factors Influencing Excellence" valuable to any high school or college band program. The leaders of eight outstanding organizations reveal their goals for success including: expectations, values, leadership styles, motivational techniques, practice habits, and recruiting strategies. A must-read for band directors, percussion educators, students and anyone pursuing excellence in leadership. (a href="http://youtu.be/-NNaXbjaX08" target="_blank")Click here for a YouTube video on Marching Bands and Drumlines(/a)