Reference Books and Videos

Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Volume 1 Resource Recording, Vol. 1, Grades 2-3 North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Premier performances of 40 of the most significant works ever composed for band, Grades 2-3, as featured in Volume 1. One of the best ensembles of its kind gives skillful performances of this essential repertoire. These recordings are a perfect place to start when selecting high-qualit...

Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Vol. 1 provides theoretical and practical information for directors seeking to help students gain musical mastery. Divided into three sections, Part 1 examines the various theoretical aspects of music band directors are faced with on a daily basis. This includes music selection, the student learning process, rehearsal design, and student assessment. Part 2 offers practical suggestions for band direct...

By Larry Blocher, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Ray Cramer, Tim Lautzenheiser, Edward S. Lisk, and Richard Miles Compiled and edited by Richard Miles Picking up where the first best-selling book left off, this mammoth 680-page volume takes a multicultural approach to band literature and conducting. Band conductors now have the tools they need to move beyond the printed page to musical awareness and understanding. Each of the 100 Teacher Resourc...

Part of the bestselling Teaching Music through Performance series, this much-needed volume explores the often overlooked, ignored, and sometimes poorly-played genre of traditional marches. Insightful chapters filled with the rich knowledge and experience of a professional military bandsman and music educator, combined with one-of-a-kind resource guides to the best marches ever composed, make this book a must-have for all band directors! There i...

At long last, the innovations and musicality that make the Do It: Play! series so successful are available to string players. This wonderful series features a CD that lasts for the book, including artistlevel performances that set musical standards and models that are perfect for young players. The student book contains all the music a beginning player needs: songs, duets, trios, and rounds, plus a piece for string orchestra and a solo with piano...

Larry Blocher, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Ray Cramer, Tim Lautzenheiser, Edward S. Lisk, Richard Miles Compiled and edited by Richard Miles The latest volume in this bestselling resource continues the high standards of this indispensable resource for band directors. Chapters?written by a team of nationally recognized band directors and teachers?include "Why Music? Why Band?" by Tim Lautzenheiser; "The Mysterious World of In-Tune...

Picking up where the first best-selling book left off, this mammoth 680-page volume takes a multicultural approach to band literature and conducting. Band conductors now have the tools they need to move beyond the printed page to musical awareness and understanding. Each of the 100 Teacher Resource Guides includes information about the composer and the composition, historical background, technical requirements, stylistic considerations, import...

Resource Recording, Vol. 2, Grades 2-3 North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Forty more of the most significant works for band. All pieces are analyzed in Volume 2.

This best-selling series has quickly become the indispensable resource for band directors searching for the best possible music, Grades 2-6, and includes an analysis of each piece and insights from national leaders in the field on the most compelling issues facing band directors today. Volume 3 has 100 Teacher Resource Guides with detailed analyses of important band compositions, Grades 2-6.

Resource Recording, Vol. 3, Grades 2-3 North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Forty more of the most significant works for band, played with top-notch musicality. All pieces are analyzed in Volume 3.

This book is the first comprehensive attempt to identify and analyze the most significant works for band ever published at the Grade 1 level. Building on the success of the Teaching Music series, the book includes analyses of 53 Grade 1 works, breaking each piece down into Entry Level, Intermediate Level, and Advanced Level repertoire categories. Each analysis includes information about the composer and the composition, historical background, ...

Resource Recording, Beginning Band, Grade 1 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble, Thomas Dvorak, conductor These high-quality recordings will let you hear firsthand some of the most significant works ever composed for Grade 1 bands, all 53 pieces analyzed in the accompanying book. You will discover great music, real music, that you and your band will be sure to love. Never before has so much care been given to a beginning band re...