Clarity by Comparison and Relationship
In Clarity by Comparison and Relationship, master teacher Edwin E. Gordon, perhaps the world's foremost thinker and researcher in music education, presents topics of vital interest to music educators in 57 brief, informal essays that will both inspire and provoke.

Whittled Wordscapes
Every great thinker and innovator, no matter the depth and breadth of his work, has moments of reflection on the business of living. Although the level of commitment required to take an insight from an "ah-ha!" moment to a fully realized groundbreaking concept is high (some would say, even life-consuming), even in the midst of such an endeavor, there is...

Evoking Sound: The Choral Rehearsal, Vol. 2
Together with the companion Volume I: The Choral Rehearsal - Techniques and Procedures (and DVD), this series is an essential guide to productive and musical choral rehearsals written by a leading voice in choral pedagogy.

Assessment in Music Education
An international symposium on assessment in music education-the first of its kind-was held March 29-31, 2007 in Gainesville Florida and brought together assessment scholars, researchers, music administrators, and higher education and public school music educators to share current thought, research, and practices of music assessment.

Movable Tonic:
A Sequenced
Sight-Singing Method
Movable Tonic is a comprehensive sight-singing resource, perfect for daily practice or as an entire curriculum. Because this resource includes each of the important pedagogical steps needed to teach sight-singing effectively, your students can become independent music readers.

My Aunt Came Back &
There Was a Man and He Was Mad
As part of John M. Feierabend's continuing effort to preserve our rich heritage of children's folksongs, GIA Publications, Inc. is pleased to expand its series of picture books based on these timeless songs and stories.

Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz
Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz continues in the best tradition of the Teaching Music series, bringing together insights from top jazz educators and invaluable analysis of the best repertoire published for jazz ensembles of all skill levels.

Teaching Music through Performance in Orchestra, Volume 3
Continuing the tradition of this venerable series, Volume 3 delivers invaluable advice from top-tier educators as well as analysis of 80 of the most significant orchestra and string orchestra works in print.

The Anatomy of Conducting
Architecture & Essentials Choral & Instrumental
By James Jordan and Eugene Migliaro Corporon
FOR THE FIRST TIME, two of America's most respected conductors-instrumental and choral-enter into a collaboration, using cutting-edge technology to illustrate their teaching principles for learning the basics of conducting technique.

The Conductor as Leader
by Ramona M. Wis
How do you inspire the musicians in front of you, help them to catch the fire of your vision for the group, and learn to work together as people, instead of just learning to sing or play on the beat together? How do you lead them? The leadership role of conductors is, on the one hand, obvious...

Teaching Music through Performance in Beginning Band, Volume 2
This long-awaited new beginning band component in the Teaching Music through Performance series takes up right where the first volume left off: Nationally known leaders in music education offer insights and suggestions for improving the musicianship of your elementary or middle school band...

Conducting Nuances
by Anthony Maiello
Music examples by Vincent Oppido

Refining one's conducting technique is a never-ending process, and the efficient use of physical gestures on the podium is a must for every conductor. Conducting Nuances is for those who have studied basic technique and are now ready to bring their craft to the next level...

Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians by Jeffrey Agrell
Why don't classical musicians improvise? Why do jazz players get to have all the fun? And how do they develop such fabulous technique and aural skills?

Teaching Music through Performance in Band Volume 6
Like the other volumes in the series, this book includes extensive analyses of 100 works for band, Grades 2 to 6. The literature selected for this volume is a true showcase of the highest level works for band being published today. Devotees of this series will not want to miss this latest installment.

Master Conductors: From the Battlefield to the Podium
An up-close look at the life and music making of legendary conductor Arnald D. Gabriel you won't soon forget! A musical goodwill ambassador, Gabriel was largely responsible for the popularization of wind band music in the post-WW II era through his accomplished work as the commander and conductor of the U.S. Air Force Band for 21 years.

First Steps in Music: for Preschool and Beyond by John M. Feierabend
Advanced research continually points to the importance of music in the lives of young children. Written by a national leader in early childhood music education, this creatively illustrated book contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students. You can further their musical growth with First Steps in Music!

GIA Windworks Series
WindWorks represents a new relationship between the North Texas Wind Symphony and GIA Publications. Thanks to GIA's generous support and commitment to wind music, it has been possible for the ensemble to continue to produce recordings of the highest quality. This expanded alliance consolidates all of the current projects under one publishing roof.

Percussive Palooza
Percussive Palooza is a live concert filmed at the University of North Texas that was one of the highlights of the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) held in Austin Texas in 2006.

Master Conductors
This sequel to Master Conductors: A Legacy of Wisdom (GIA DVD-708) focuses exclusively on the march. Rare and historic footage of legendary conductors Frederick Fennell, Mark Hindsley, and William Revelli shows them working with ensembles in the rehearsal room and providing perspectives on interpretation, style, and performance practice.