Starting Out Right: Beginning Band Pedagogy
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (692 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810883015 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book would definitely inspire lively discussions in any instrumental methods class and also provides some useful ideas for the experienced educator. (Music Educators Journal)
Andre said A must have. This book changed my life. It has made me a more organized, better prepared, and generally happier teacher. The bands I teach are improving and I believe the students are seeing this better side of me. I have recommended this book to my friends, colleagues, a. J. Brandon said Invest in this text!. Fantastic book! This provides anyone teaching beginning band a sound approach in developing young musicians. Great book for any undergraduate music education program!. N. Germer said More prepared than ever!. This book taught me things that I didn't learn in college. This guy knows his stuff. I feel much more prepared to teach music than ever before.
The book also addresses curriculum design, scheduling, and staffing of band programs. This book is also designed to be a reference for the many novice teachers who lead beginning bands or those teachers whose expertise is not in the band realm.While the focus of the book is on teaching beginning band, much of the book can be of use to band instructors at any grade level. The book covers every aspect of teaching beginning band students from the first sounds on the instruments through the first full-band performances. Ideas about managing student records, inventory, and equipment are also given special attention. Based on the public school teaching experience of the author, the book is designed for use in undergraduate methods and pedagogy classes as well as for clinics and workshops at the undergraduate and graduate lev
Prior to his university work, Dr. Millican taught public school for 13 years at the high-school and middle-school levels.. Si Millican is assistant professor of music education at the University of Texas at San Antonio where he teaches coursework in instrumental music education