Habits of a Successful Band Director: Pitfalls and Solutions

In Habits of a Successful Band Director, Scott Rush provides:A how-to book for young teachersA supplement for college methods classesA common-sense approach to everyday problems band directors faceSequential models for instruction that are narrow in scopeSolutions, in the form of information and probing questions, that allow assessment of a classroom situationValuable information in a new format and references to other helpful publicationsA contemporary text for all band directorsSome 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! This book, which quickly became a classic, is newly revised and reissued by GIA. Read more