Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director
eBook - PDF

Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director

  1. 277 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director

About this book

Building on the successful Habits series, Scott Rush and his team have created a practical guide to all aspects of the middle school band program, including:

Recruiting for beginners Mouthpiece testing and instrumentation Running an effective middle school rehearsal Teaching strategies for middle school Repertoire suggestions Warm-ups for beginner, intermediate, and advanced middle school players


Additional sections address musicianship, classroom management, working with parents and colleagues, assessment, technology, the middle school mind, minor instrument repair, private lessons . . . even traveling with middle school students.
Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director is a resource to turn to time and again for ideas and inspiration. This is a comprehensive book that will grow as teaching skills grow, a book that will serve as a constant and essential companion throughout the career of any middle school band director.

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Yes, you can access Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director by Scott Rush,Emily Wilkinson,Jeff Scott in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Music Theory & Appreciation. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
  5. Thoughts About Reading This Book
  6. CHAPTER ONE: Let’s Start at the Very Beginning
  7. CHAPTER TWO: Beginning Band, Part One
  8. CHAPTER THREE: Beginning Band, Part Two: The First Year
  9. CHAPTER FOUR: The Second Year
  10. CHAPTER FIVE: The Third Year
  11. CHAPTER SIX: Fundamentals Time
  12. CHAPTER SEVEN: Teaching the Various Components of Playing
  13. CHAPTER EIGHT: Effective Assessment
  14. CHAPTER NINE: Making Music
  15. CHAPTER TEN: A Myriad, Plethora, and Cornucopia of Other Things Necessary for Success
  16. CHAPTER ELEVEN: Literature
  17. CHAPTER TWELVE: The Middle School Mind
  18. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Developing a Professional Mission Statement
  19. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Professional Responsibilities
  20. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Leaning Against the Wrong Wall
  21. Acknowledgments
  22. APPENDIX A: The Life of a Middle School Band Director Outline
  23. APPENDIX B: Timeline for the Academic Year
  24. APPENDIX C: Teaching Inventory Sheet
  25. APPENDIX D: Rubrics
  26. APPENDIX E: Evaluation Forms
  27. APPENDIX F: All About Me Assignment
  28. References
  29. About the Authors