Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Vol. 12

Like its predecessors, this mammoth volume includes Teacher Resource Guides for 100 significant works published for Grades 2-6, including works by Frank Ticheli, John Mackey, Julie Giroux, Ola Gjeilo, Michael Daugherty, Zhou Tian, and many more. Each Teacher Resource Guide includes information about the composer, the work, historical perspectives, technical considerations, stylistic considerations, the musical elements of the work, a form and structure analysis, suggested listening, and additional references. Indexes to all 1,200 works covered in this series round out this important volume. Part I includes an amazing array of topics: It's What We Do "In Between" that Matters by Larry Blocher; Contemplations by Eugene Migliaro Corporon; Building a Legacy in the Pursuit of Excellence by Ray Cramer; Building a Culture of Excellence with Student Leadership by Tim Lautzenheiser; Do You Hear What I Hear? by Edward S. Lisk; The Influence of Master Teachers by Richard Miles; and The Servant Conductor by Andrew Trachsel.