This practical resource offers a wealth of information about how to run a successful choral program. The authors are two veteran teachers who give helpful advice on dozens of issues facing the choral director. Introduced by Paul Salamunovich, the book includes a CD-ROM of bonus material and eleven chapters:

1. Get Ready... The calendar for the year, the choir handbook
2. Get Set... Preparing for class, rehearsal structure and techniques, selecting literature, blueprint for teaching choral literature, effective classroom management
3. Go! Conducting do's and don'ts, memorization, contests and festivals, programming themes and variations, enrichment opportunities for students, "The Blessing of Added Extras," identifying prospective audiences
4. After All, They Do Call You a Teacher! Grading policies, paperwork, teaching sight-reading and music literacy
5. Taking Care of Business: Copyright law, the art of the interview, teacher observations and evaluations, professional resources
6. How to Get Along and Play Well with Others: Building your support system, recruitment and retention of choir students, effective publicity and public relations
7. How to Do Stuff: Fund-raising, uniforms, music library organization and maintenance
8. How to Keep the Tail from Wagging the Dog: Show, pop, jazz and swing choirs, chamber singers and madrigal groups
9. Who Says Choir Is Boring? Choir traditions, fun and games, trips, tours, parties and banquets
10. All the Rest That's Fit to Print... Topics overlooked in MusEd 101, the great miscellany of it all
11. Vaulting Into the Big Leagues... VIPs of the profession, "You are cordially invited...", international travel epilogue, table of contents for CD appendix, index This is a fascinating read for every choral director, at a bargain price!

Time-proven insights about booster organizations and volunteer management are covered in this valuable "how-to" survival kit that also serves as a blueprint for creating a 21st-century booster organization that functions as a small business. This handbook includes both printed chapters and a CD-ROM of customizable letters to parents, administrators, and students, as well as files on music advocacy, budget, committee, structure, staff contracts, parents' handbook, communications, public relations, fundraising, management documents and more.

Classical Destinations is a unique multimedia curriculum that introduces the world of classical music to young people in grades five through twelve. Your students will travel through six multimedia destinations, each one a journey through the music and culture of a particular country. The six destinations are Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Russia and Scandinavia. Each destination kit includes a DVD and a CD-ROM. The carefully structured units consist of easy-to-use video, audio and MIDI, with interactive quizzes and specially designed orchestral scores to introduce essential concepts of classical music. The 240-page book upon which the curriculum is based has more than 200 stunning color photographs. It takes readers on a tour of the history and geography of classical music, examining the lives of the great composers.

If you're confused about teaching your marching drum line these days, your worries are over. This manual will guide you through everything from tying cymbal knots to explaining the 4-mallet grip for the keyboard players. Exercises and warm-ups are included as well as a CD-ROM containing the music and printable parts for the percussion section. An invaluable tool for directors!

Designed specifically for the music educator working with non-auditioned children's choruses, Patricia Bourne's Inside the Elementary School Chorus addresses everything from recruiting to getting kids excited about singing, from warm-ups to programming, and from working with parents to budgets. In addition to helpful how-tos, this outstanding resource illustrates how children's choirs can become environments where participants learn a strong sense of community alongside high levels of musicianship. As an added feature, the book includes a DVD that provides sight and sound to the strategies shared in narrative. Organized to follow the book, its sections include: The General Music Classroom as a venue for vocal instruction; Rehearsal Strategies for the public school elementary chorus; and Performances - before, during, and after. Don't miss this resource filled with down-to-earth approaches and inspiring ideas.

Every choral director has times during their career when he or she just needs to get organized! And there is no better way to get started than this comprehensive book from Tim Seelig. The third in his "Perfect" series, this tool is something that you'll need in your choral tool belt, with chapters on musical rehearsals, warm-ups, lists, and even one called The Kitchen Sink for those topics not generally discussed in traditional ways. The attached CD-ROM includes forms and printable resources that will help the organization process, too. And, Tim's personal wit and straightforward style make each page an informative and enjoyable journey.

"Scale Your Way to Music Assessment" is a hands-on, step-by-step action plan for using assessment to improve your teaching and your students' performances. Designed for instrumental, choral and general music programs in grades K-12, it describes in detail how to teach students to become accurate and consistent assessors of musical performance as they learn how to set goals for practicing and improving group performance. Published with a sturdy spiral binding, this useful book is well-organized in ten chapters, covering a wide range of topics: defining musical skills, collecting data, test writing, assessment software, state and national standards, school district goals, and more. Also included are six extensive appendices with actual written and listening tests, outlines of a four-year testing program for band, choir and orchestra, a listing of websites and email addresses, and a glossary of terms. The accompanying CD-ROM includes sample data, tests, music examples and reference material. Everything you need to develop a quality music assessment program is right here in this exceptional resource!

Without a doubt, this is the most important, up-to-date and informative book on technology for music teachers that we have seen yet! This is a must-have book for anyone looking for appropriate and worthwhile ways to integrate technology into the music classroom. No matter what your experience in the high-tech world, we're sure that you will benefit from reading this superb book. Novices will find clear, easy-to-follow material on the basics of hardware, software and tech jargon. After the basics, you'll find a wealth of advice on how to make the technology work for you in the classroom and with your performance groups. Clear teaching strategies will allow you to apply technology to each of the National Standards as developed by MENC. You'll find descriptions of many of the software programs available, how to incorporate them into your program, how to purchase hardware, and even information on electronic bulletin boards, online services and the internet! This second edition also includes a companion CD-ROM with student assignments, projects, lesson plans, and links to web sites that offer free software, demo programs, and up-to-date technical information. In a few short years technology will be an integral part of every music program in the country, and this is the book you need to make sure you're ready for the future!