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"Taking
Your Band to the Next Level: Teaching and Developing the Intuitive
Aspects of Musical Performance"
Bobby Adams |
"Educating
Today’s Versatile Percussionist: ‘It’s All About
the Basics"
Tim Adams |
"The
Band Room is the Music Room: Starting to Develop Comprehensive
Musicianship"
Milton Allen |
"So
What’s the Big Deal about the Double Bass in String Class?"
Deborah Baker Monday |
"Singing
in Band and Orchestra"
H. Christian Bernhard II |
"Incorporating
Jazz Concepts in Contemporary Jazz Charts with a ‘Dose of
Duke’"
Ron Carter |
"No
Bones About It: Bonified Advice for the High School Jazz Ensemble
Trombone Section"
Continental Trombone Quartet |
"The
Dirty Dozen: Identification and Elimination of Twelve Mannerisms
Inhibiting Expressive Conducting”"
Patrick Dunnigan |
"The
Events Leading to the Composition of ‘Lincolnshire Posey’"
Michael J. Fansler |
"Percussion
Mallet Instruments in Concert Band Literature: The Fourth Dimension"
Mark Ford |
"The
Adult Home Helper: An Untapped Resource for the Band Director?”
James Froseth |
"Beginning
Band: Recruitment, Retention, Results”
Nancy Golden |
"Fix
My Saxophones: Inventive and Creative Teaching Techniques for Improving
Young Saxophonists"
Paul Haar |
"Historical
Opera Transcriptions for Harmoniemusik and Suggestions for Modern
Performance"
Bernhard Habla |
"Surviving
the Worst-Case Scenarios of High School Band"
Chad Nicholson and Chris Heidenreich |
"'If
I Had Those Players, My Ensemble Would Sound that Good, Too.' What
Are the Truths and Myths Behind this Statement?"
Bradley Kent |
"Your
Orchestra Has Achieved Its Goal When It Can Perform Without You"
Lyndon Lawless |
"Knowing
the Background of a Composer and a Composition DOES Make a Difference"
David Littrell |
"Latin
Rhythms: MYSTERY UNRAVELED"
Victor López |
"Alternative
Style String-Teaching: All Levels"
Julie Lyonn Lieberman |
"More
Helpful Hints for Community Bands: Conduct, Don’t Talk"
David McCormick |
"Fundamentals
of Fine Flute Playing Made Simple"
Ervin Monroe |
"Awakening
the Unlimited Potential of Young Musicians: Stimulate Any Ensemble
to Perform at the Highest Level"
Jean Montes |
"Writing,
Arranging, and Re-Arranging Music for Your Young Band"
Randy Navarre |
"We
Already Teach More than Music: Interdisciplinary Approaches For
All"
Amy Novick |
"Tuning
and Toning: Opening Pandora’s Box …"
Thomas O'Neal |
"The
3 B’s: Better Bow Arms for Beginners"
Bob Phillips |
"Improving
Your Low Brass Section with the Low Brass Ensemble"
Harvey Phillips and Norlan Bewley |
"Teaching
the Masses: How to Successfully Recruit a Plethora of Beginning
Band Students"
Perry A. Ralenkotter and Darren Webb |
"So
You Want to Teach the Oboe: A Teaching Guide for the Non-Oboist"
William T. Robinson III |
"Making
the Grade: Current Trends in Music Assessment"
Mitchell Robinson |
"Balancing
Acts: The Left Hand and the Mechanics of Pitch Production on the
Violin (Beginning-Advanced)”
Peter John Sacco |
"GYBHSMTCAAM – Guiding
Your Best High School Musicians Through the College Audition and
Admissions Maze"
Dwayne Sagen |
"From
Classical to Contemporary in the String World"
Daryl Silberman |
"A
Clarinet Choir in Every Band? Improving the Quality of Your Ensemble
Through a Real Choir Approach"
Guido Six |
"'A
Bullfighter, A Bagpiper and a Grand Bass Slap-a-phonist Walk into
a Bar...' It's No Joke!"
United States Air Force Academy Winds |
"The
Pursuit of Excellence: Tips on Providing a Positively Life Changing
Experience for Your Students"
Dean Westman, Greg Bimm, Frank Troyka and Joe Lapka |
"The
Indiana University Violin Virtuosi"
Mimi Zweig |