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Concerto Op. 4, No. 5

A sophisticated edition by master arranger Floyd Werle. Performable with either 2 or 3 marimbas and band, this work is ideal for the mature high school or college wind band.

A Composer's Insight: Volume 5

This text is the fifth in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this volume are rare, 'behind-the-notes' perspectives acquired from personal interviews with composersWilliam Bolcom, Andrew Boysen, Jr., Steven Bryant, David Dzubay, Chen Qian, Adam Gorb, Jennifer Higdon, John Mackey, Jonathan Newman, Carter Pann, Christopher Rouse, and Rolf Rudin. An excellent resource for conductor, composer orenthusiast interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers' training, compositional approach, musical influences, and interpretative ideas.

Teaching Instrumental Music : Developing the Complete Band Program

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 NorthAmerican wind bands, theanatomy of music making, motivation, program organization and administrative leadership, and much more.“A wonderful resource for all music educators! Dr. Jagows book is comprehensive andimpressive in scope. An excellent book!Bravo!” – Frank L. Battisti, Conductor Emeritus, New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble.

The New Winds of Change

Winds Of Change II: The New Millenium

This extension of The Winds of Change, traces the development of the American wind band/ensemble in the twentieth century. It covers all the important conferences, concerts, events, initiatives, and compositions created forwind bands/ensembles during the first decade of the twenty-first century. In gathering information for this book, the author examined hundreds of scores, listened to dozens of recordings, attended conferences, interviewed windband/ensemble director-conductors, and surveyed numerous professional journals and magazines. The result is a book that provides a panorama view of the American wind band/ensemble scene from 2000-2010.

New Elementary Studies for Xylophone and Marimba

This reissued classic is a comprehensive series of lessons that includes the entire circle of keys. Though seemingly simple lessons, they work miracles toward the progress of the student and they are tuneful and interesting studies.

Sousa's Marches - As He Performed Them

The performing style that created the Sousa Sound and made his music pre-eminent in the golden age of bands is revealed in this thought-provoking exploration by Keith Brion, founder and conductor of his own New Sousa Band. The band was formed in 1986 for a nationally televised PBS special, The New Sousa Band on Stage at Wolf Trap. It has since toured in every section of the United States and performed overseas tours in Japan and China. Since 1980, Mr. Brion has conducted his popular Sousa at the Symphony concerts with nearly every American major and regional symphony orchestra, often in repeat performances. Brion's insight into the musical depth of Sousa marches will enlightenany serious reader. Includes: · Sousa'a Marches As He Conducted Them · Parts of a Sousa March · Articulations, Dynamics, Phrasing, Harmony and Counterpoint · Blend, Color, Balance and Tempo · The Importance of After-Beats and Bass Lines · Instruments and Instrumentations · Percussion in Sousa's Marches · Patterns for Conducting Marches · Background and Analysis of The Stars and Stripes Forever - 2/2 · Background and Analysis of The Invincible Eagle - 6/8 · A Summary of Sousa Performance Techniques · Performance Suggestions · New Sousa Band Style Sheet and Guidelines · A List of References: Books and Recordings · Facts and Misconceptions About Sousa and His Concerts

Winds of Change Academic Set

This academic set includes both The Winds of Change and The Winds of Change 2 at a $5 savings over buying them individually.

Concerto Op. 4, No. 5 : for 3 Marimbas and Band

A sophisticated edition by master arranger Floyd Werle. Performable with either 2 or 3 marimbas and band, this work is ideal for the mature high school or college wind band.

Music for Concert Band -2nd Edition : A Selective Annotated Guide to Band Literature

The second edition of Music for Concert Band is a new and comprehensive anthology of meticulously selected and graded literature for wind band. It contains hundreds of outstanding works appropriate for elementary throughprofessional-level ensembles and will acquaint directors with a wide spectrum of quality literature both standard and new. Each recommended work contains pedagogical, stylistic and form indicators. In addition, the text contains asection on recommended marches and optional concert material.

Guides to Band Masterworks - Volume I : Six Instructional Units for Teaching (Teacher's Manual)

A comprehensive approach to teaching band literature through performance by integrating technical skill development with knowledge and understanding of music structure and style. Includes flexible rehearsal strategies for teaching 6 outstanding grade 4 and 5 works for band that provide for individual differences and learning styles. The end result, enlightened and musically expressive performances!

Rudimental Solos for Accomplished Drummers

Challenging, demanding, musical and fun! This collection of 19 snare drum solos by world-renowned virtuoso John Pratt, author of the legendary 14 Modern Contest Solos, will set a new standard for rudimental snare drum soloing. Includes performance notes from Pratt, plus a foreword by Robin Engelman.

Rudiments in Rhythm

Inspired by Charley Wilcoxon's Modern Rudimental Swing Solos, these 22 original snare drum solos were written for developing students as well as advanced drummers. Each solo combines rudiments with rhythmic phrasing in musical pieces that include: 40 PAS International Drum Rudiments; contemporary hybrid rudiments; interesting effects like crush rolls, back sticking, butt-end stabs and claw rolls; rudimental solos that swing; and more. Each solo is fun to play and helps to build technique!

The Conductor's Challenge : Finding Expressive Meaning in the Score

This extension and expansion of Guide to Score Study, co-authored with Robert Garofalo, examines the various stages conductors traverse in arriving at an interpretation. Battisti emphasizes the importance of the conductor's imagination, personality and ongoing study – weeks/months/years – in developing an interpretation that is personal, well-informed and faithful to the composer's expressive intent. He examines the score analysis process including the role and function of a work's musical elements; the need to balance intellectual understanding and intuitive feelings about a piece and the challenges faced by conductors when transforming an interpretation into a performance.As examples, he traces the procedures he used in forming interpretations of “Lisbon” and “Horkstow Grange” from Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy, Copland's Down a Country Lane and “Sinfonia” from Stravinksy's Octet for Wind Instruments.

The Beat Of A Different Drummer

This fantastic new addition to the rudimental literature for snare drum offers traditional-style rudimental solos presented in not-so traditional ways. These Solos are fun to play, and are sure to challenge even the finest drummers!Features jazz-influenced rudimental solos-each with flexible tempos - inspired by legendary drummers, plus a three-page Rudimental Interpretation Chart. Perfect for contests or competitions!

The Pursuit of Excellence : A Band Director's Guide to Success

Chock full of tips, suggestions and friendly advice from a highly successful band director, this book will inspire you to achieve your full potential and help to transform the everyday job of teaching into a series of rewarding and memorable moments. This book is a comprehensive manual to improve your band while developing yourself as an effective teacher and leader. The author shares hard-won lessons, highly creative solutions and moments of celebration during an illustrious 40-year career in which she was propelled to national prominence and received dozens of honors and awards.

Suite Francaise

New from Robert Garofalo, an instructional unit on Milhaud's original classic work for band, Suite Française. This incredible teaching tool contains Interpretive Analysis, Folk Song Sources, Teacher's Lesson Plan andStudent Learning Guide. Written for any band or orchestra conductor planning to perform this work. An outstanding teaching tool that applies the MENC “Standards” to the podium. A “MUST HAVE” for the seriouswind band conductor!

Lyrical Conducting

Lyrical Conducting: A New Dimension in Expressive Musicianship is the latest soon-to-be hit from master musician and music educator Ed Lisk. The concepts and instructional techniques discussed here prompt new and differentconsiderations for what teachers and conductors of instrumental music must strive for. Lyrical Conducting expands one's awareness through the beauty of musical expression and its direction for greater musical meaning. Manyattempts have been made to define artistry, expression, and the mysteries of music's finest detail. This publication will lead you to this discovery through: enhancing expressive approaches to conducting; building poise andfinesse into one's conducting body language in order to visually express music's lyricism; searching beyond notation to develop a unique and personal rendering of a composition; developing a performance vocabulary or reservoir forartistic considerations that will stimulate your “artistic vocabulary”; and sensitizing one's emotional response to shape the beauty and expressive qualities of a personal conducting interpretation.

Cross Corners : Brass Quintet with Xylophone Solo

George Hamilton Green's xylophone rags are well known and loved by today's keyboard percussion players and audiences around the world. They are exciting, challenging and really fun to play. Now, in this new arrangement for brass quintet and solo xylophone - from Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green published by Meredith Music - the listener is taken back in time to the days of ragtime music and this important part of America's musical heritage.

Chromatic Fox Trot : Brass Quintet with Xylophone Solo

George Hamilton Green's xylophone rags are well known and loved by today's keyboard percussion players and audiences around the world. They are exciting, challenging and really fun to play. Now, in this new arrangement for brass quintet and solo xylophone - from Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green published by Meredith Music - the listener is taken back in time to the days of ragtime music and this important part of America's musical heritage.

Triplets : Brass Quintet with Xylophone Solo

George Hamilton Green's xylophone rags are well known and loved by today's keyboard percussion players and audiences around the world. They are exciting, challenging and really fun to play. Now, in this new arrangement for brass quintet and solo xylophone - from Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green published by Meredith Music - the listener is taken back in time to the days of ragtime music and this important part of America's musical heritage.

Rainbow Ripples : Brass Quintet with Xylophone Solo

George Hamilton Green's xylophone rags are well known and loved by today's keyboard percussion players and audiences around the world. They are exciting, challenging and really fun to play. Now, in this new arrangement for brass quintet and solo xylophone - from Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green published by Meredith Music - the listener is taken back in time to the days of ragtime music and this important part of America's musical heritage.

Jovial Jasper : Brass Quintet with Xylophone Solo

George Hamilton Green's xylophone rags are well known and loved by today's keyboard percussion players and audiences around the world. They are exciting, challenging and really fun to play. Now, in this new arrangement for brass quintet and solo xylophone - from Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green published by Meredith Music - the listener is taken back in time to the days of ragtime music and this important part of America's musical heritage.

Ragtime Robin : Brass Quintet with Xylophone Solo

George Hamilton Green's xylophone rags are well known and loved by today's keyboard percussion players and audiences around the world. They are exciting, challenging and really fun to play. Now, in this new arrangement for brass quintet and solo xylophone - from Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green published by Meredith Music - the listener is taken back in time to the days of ragtime music and this important part of America's musical heritage.