Acknowledgements x
PART I: The Teaching of Music
Chapter 1 TEACHING FOR MOMENTS THAT MATTER
by Larry R. Blocher
Teaching and Learning in Music 2
Learning by Doing 4
Knowledge, Good Intentions, and Desire 4
Deciding Where Students Need to Be 5
The Band (Music) Curriculum 6
What Good Teachers Do 8
Providing Accurate Information 8
An Effective Delivery System 10
Teaching for Moments That Matter 13
Chapter 2 MAKING A DIFFERENCE WITH YOUR DASH
by Ray E. Cramer
How Do You Live Your Dash 15
Family Obligations 16
Setting Priorities 17
Role Models 17
Professional Responsibilities 20
Stress Management 20
Time Management 21
Developing a Healthful Lifestyle 23
Why You Should Be Fit 24
Conclusion 26
Chapter 3 BEYOND THE PAGE
NATURAL LAWS OF MUSICAL EXPRESSION
by Edward S. Lisk
How Do We Exercise "Expressive" Playing 30
Discovering Our Emotional Center 31
Speaking Rhythm Patterns 33
Three Natural Laws of Musical Expression 35
Low Searches for High! 35
High Searches for Low! 37
Short Looks for Long! 39
Conclusion 41
Chapter 4 MUSIC'S HIDDEN MESSAGE
by Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Introduction 44
Teaching as a Creative Act 46
The Four Stages of Musical Development 48
Moving from Message to Meaning 53
Coda 62
Chapter 5 STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING MUSIC IN THE REHEARSAL
by Richard Miles
Planning � Steps to Teaching and Rehearsing 65
Ideas to Assist with Managing Time 72
Incorporating Resources that Enhance Instruction
and Learning 79
Summary 95
Selected References 95
Chapter 6 THE SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF
EFFECTIVE STUDENT LEADERS
by Tim Lautzenheiser
Author-s Note 97
Character Traits of a Student Leader 98
A Paradigm Shift for Today's Leaders 101
The Personal Values of a Student Leader 102
Choosing Leaders: Maturity Is the Key 103
Solution-Driven Leaders: The Ultimate Choice 105
PART II: The Band Conductor as Music Teacher
Grade Two
A Ballad, Theme and Variations for Band Nelhybel, Vaclav 113
A Child's Embrace Young, Charles Rochester 119
Aztec Dance Story, Michael 124
Bosnian Folk Songs Allen, Fred J. 129
British Isles Suite Daehn, Larry 138
Caprice Himes, William 149
Cumberland Cross Strommen, Carl 154
Flurry for Winds and Percussion Kinyon, John 159
Harvest Hymn Grainger, Percy/Kreines 163
Kachina: Chant and Spirit Dance McGinty, Anne 169
Lion of Lucerne Curnow, James 174
Old Churches Colgrass, Michael 180
Overture on a Minstrel Tune La Plante, Pierre 187
Russian Folk Fantasy Curnow, James 193
Songs of the Whaleman Del Borgo, Elliot 198
Three Chinese Miniatures Jager, Robert 208
Toledo Carlson, Bruce 222
Tricycle Boysen, Andrew, Jr. 233
Two Hebrew Folk Songs
(Songs for Chanukah) Arr. Ward, Norman 238
Variation Overture Williams, Clifton 243
Grade Three
Angel Band Hartley, Walter S. 253
Black Canyon of the Gunnison Erickson, Frank 267
Bouquets Mailman, Martin 272
Candide Suite Bernstein, Leonard/Grundman 281
Concord Grundman, Clare 293
Crystals Duffy, Thomas C. 301
Giles Farnaby Suite Trans. Jacob, Gordon 316
If Thou Be Near Bach, Johann Sebastian/Reed 324
In the Forest of the King La Plante, Pierre 330
Military Symphony in F Gossec, Francois Joseph/
Goldman and Leist 336
On a Southern Hymnsong Holsinger, David R. 344
Portraits Colonna, Jim 353
Prairie Songs La Plante, Pierre 359
Prelude in the Dorian Mode de Cab�zon, Antonio /
Brion and Brand 365
Salvation Is Created Tschesnokoff, Pavel/Houseknecht 370
Serenade Bourgeois, Derek 375
Shenandoah Ticheli, Frank 380
Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol Grainger, Percy/Goldman 388
Ukrainian Folksongs Stevens, Halsey/Schaefer 392
Walls of Zion Danner, Greg 402
Grade Four
A Festival Prelude Reed, Alfred 413
A Moorside Suite Holst, Gustav/Wright 421
After a Gentle Rain Iannaccone, Anthony 432
American Overture for Band Jenkins, Joseph Willcox 438
An American Elegy Ticheli, Frank 444
Be Thou My Vision Gillingham, David 450
Blue Lake Overture Chance, John Barnes 455
Elsa-s Procession to the Cathedral Wagner, Richard/Cailliet 462
Epinicion Paulson, John 470
Five Miniatures Turina, Joaquin 474
Folk Dances Shostakovich, Dmitri/Vakhutinskii 482
Handel in the Strand Grainger, Percy 487
Lullaby for Kirsten Bassett, Leslie 498
Morning Alleluias for the Winter Solstice Nelson, Ron 502
Pastorale Nocturne Yurko, Bruce 520
Puszta Van der Roost, Jan 527
Serenade for Band Persichetti, Vincent 543
Slava! Bernstein, Leonard 551
Songs Without Words Welcher, Dan 555
Symphonic Dance No. 3 ("Fiesta�) Williams, Clifton 566
Grade Five
Aegean Festival Overture Makris, Andreas 575
Bacchanale Rudin, Rolf 583
Bugs Cichy, Roger 590
Danceries Hesketh, Kenneth 603
Dies Natalis Hanson, Howard 623
Divertimento Hearshen, Ira 628
Fanfare and Allegro Williams, Clifton 636
French Impressions Woolfenden, Guy 644
Gloriosa Ito, Yasuhide 656
Music for a Festival Jacob, Gordon 664
Pastime Stamp, Jack 670
Santa Fe Saga Gould, Morton 673
Southern Harmony Grantham, Donald 680
Southwestern Sketches Adler, Samuel 694
The Final Covenant Tull, Fisher 704
The Red Pony: Film Suite for Band Copland, Aaron 711
The Sword and the Crown Gregson, Edward 715
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann Jager, Robert 725
Vesuvius Ticheli, Frank 733
Yiddish Dances Gorb, Adam 740
Grade Six
American Games Maw, Nicholas 749
Canvas Walker, George Theophilus, Jr. 755
Ceremonial Rands, Bernard 764
Dream Sequence, Op. 224 Krenek, Ernst 772
Et exspecto resurrectionem Messiaen, Olivier 781
Fascinating Ribbons Tower, Joan 799
J-ai �t� au bal Grantham, Donald 803
Les Couleurs Fauves Husa, Karel 813
Masquerade Variations on a Theme
of Sergei Prokofiev Gryc, Stephen Michael 824
Mosaic Tippett, Michael 840
Myaku Dzubay, David 854
Propagula Linn, Robert 862
"Red Cape Tango� from Metropolis Symphony
Daugherty, Michael/ Spede 870
Rocky Point Holiday Nelson, Ron 880
Symphony No. 4 Maslanka, David 887
Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa Hearshen, Ira 900
The Warriors Grainger, Percy/Pappajohn 916
Three City Blocks Harbison, John 924
Timepiece McTee, Cindy 935
Urban Requiem Colgrass, Michael 943
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