Educational

Frederick Fennell, widely acknowledged as the dean of American band conductors, has freely shared what he called long-distilled thoughts about the world's greatest music for band. In this collection, he covers original scores by Persichetti, Hanson, Schuman and Chance, as well as classic works by Wagner and Holst. Fennell's clear and to-the-point analysis/interpretations are based on a lifetime of careful research, rehearsals, and professional performances. In this informative work, you will find inspiration for a truly superior presentation of these masterworks for band. Includes: Divertimento for Band (Persichetti) Symphony for Band (Persichetti) Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral (Wagner) Chorale and Alleluia (Hanson) George Washington Bridge (W. Schuman) A Moorside Suite (Holst) Variations on a Korean Folk Song (Chance) I Really Do Love Marches! (Fennell).

A new dimension in band performance! Improve rehearsal efficiency through a more effective learning environment with access to the students' fullest musical potential. Emphasis is placed upon auditory and visual imagery techniques. Thinking skills and internal pulse are synchronized to assure consistent performance qualities throughout all types of literature demands.

Presents beginning and intermediate level band directors with exciting teaching strategies to use with today's band methods. Using a natural learning sequence, these concepts provide a foundation for achieving State and National Music Standards.

Conducting-listening skills, harmonic and melodic content, ensemble sonority and expressive conducting are only a few of the insightful topics included in Ed Lisk's latest publication. The complexities of instrumental music as related to Howard Gardner's Theories of Multiple Intelligences are thoroughly discussed and provide an overwhelming foundation for the support of music in the schools. From philosophy to practicality, this book has it all!

This text provides excellent copyright-free graphic materials that help students grasp often difficult musical concepts and ideas. These unique graphics can be used as handouts or with an overhead projector. On the back of each graphic is an easy to understand description/explanation of the concept or idea.

This outstanding one-of-a-kind text was designed to assist the conductor in achieving a personal interpretation of music.

Provides a detailed guide to the understanding and solving of intonation problems that exist on most instruments and in many ensembles.

With a foreword by Mark Camphouse, Intangibles...deals with the instructional techniques of teaching expression, ensemble interpretation, characteristic performance, musical identity, and the decision making process surrounding the subtle details of artistic response.

The Interpretive Wind Band Conductor will help conductors make the creative leap from simply reading notes to insightful musical interpretation. In addition to a long list of topics on conducting and interpretation, it includes in-depth analysis of six masterworks for band, and provides solutions for conducting irregular and non-metrical problems inherent in contemporary music. Thank you for your brilliant interpretive analysis of my 'La Fiesta Mexicana.' It is obvious that you have studied the score very closely and know the music even better than I do! Great advice and insights for the conductor to know for the execution and interpretation of my music. - H. Owen Reed, composer

Includes eight units dealing with metric modulation, mixed meter, artificial rhythmic groups, dotted rhythms, poly rhythms and more. Each unit concludes with a rhythm duet.