Habits of a Successful Band Director

Scott Rush

• Publisher: GIA Publications
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781622775798
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music Theory & Appreciation

In Habits of a Successful Band Director, Scott Rush provides:

A how-to book for young teachers A supplement for college methods classes A common-sense approach to everyday problems band directors face Sequential models for instruction that are narrow in scope Solutions, in the form of information and probing questions, that allow assessment of a classroom situation Valuable information in a new format and references to other helpful publications A contemporary text for all band directors

Some of the topics covered in the ten chapters include: classroom organization and management, working with parents and colleagues, the importance of the warm-up, rehearsal strategies, selecting high-quality literature, and student leadership. The appendices provide valuable outlines and reproducible forms such as medical releases and pitch tendency charts.
This is an accessible resource you'll want to turn to again and again!

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Thoughts about Reading This Book
• Foreword
• CHAPTER ONE—Step One: Be Organized and Communicate
• CHAPTER TWO—Step Two: Work with Parents and Colleagues
• CHAPTER THREE—Step Three: Manage the Classroom
• CHAPTER FOUR—Step Four: Understand the Importance of the Warm-up
• CHAPTER FIVE—Step Five: Incorporate Effective Rehearsal Strategies
• CHAPTER SIX—Step Six: Make High-Quality Literature Your Curriculum
• CHAPTER SEVEN—Step Seven: Assess for Success
• CHAPTER EIGHT—Step Eight: Build Student Leadership
• CHAPTER NINE—Step Nine: Beg, Borrow, Steal, and Hone Your Skills
• CHAPTER TEN—Step Ten: Make Music
• Acknowledgments
• APPENDIX A—Life of a Band Director Outline
• APPENDIX B—The Band Handbook
• APPENDIX C—Parent Profile Form
• APPENDIX D—Medical Forms/Recurring Field Trip Permission Form
• APPENDIX E—Expectation Sheet
• APPENDIX F—The Four Ts Assessment
• APPENDIX G—Pitch Tendency Chart
• APPENDIX H—The Three-Tiered Assessment Model
• References
• About the Author