Music Education

The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and Their Music by By William H. Rehrig; edited by Paul E. Bierley

The Marching Band Compendium: The Ultimate Reference to Marching Band Music! by Compiled and edited by Robert Meaux

Teaching Music Through Performance in Band by Richard B. Miles; Larry Blocher Principally annotated lists of band works organized by grade of difficulty. Audio recordings contain performances of the works described in the books.

Teaching Music Through Performance in Beginning Band by Thomas Dvorak (Editor); Larry Blocher; Richard Miles (Editor); Scott Emmons From volume one: includes analysis of 52 works for band, grades 1. Each analysis includes information about the composer, the composition, historical background, technical requirements, stylistic form and structure, and suggested recordings and references.

Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir by Frank Abrahams; Anton E. Armstrong; Joseph Flummerfelt; Graeme Morton; Weston H. Noble; Heather J. Buchanan (Compiled by, Editor); Matthew W. Mehaffey (Compiled by, Editor) "Written, researched, and compiled by choral scholars and educators with a wealth of teaching and conducting experience, the Teaching Music through Performance in Choir series aids conductors and educators on the quest toward full musical awareness."--Publisher description.

Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz by Ronald Carter (Editor); Wynton Marsalis; Ronald C. McCurdy; Ron Modell; Reginald Thomas; Richard Miles (Editor) Principally annotated lists of jazz works organized by grade of difficulty. Recordings on compact discs available separately. "G-7268."

Teaching Music through Performance in Middle School Band by by Richard B. Miles, Larry Blocher, Gary Barton (Band director),, Erin Cole, Chip De Stefano, Charles R. Jackson, Susan L. Taylor, Scott Tomlison, Marguerite Wilder "This much-needed volume fills a gap in the acclaimed Teaching Music through Performance series, providing critical information on creating an effective wind band program in Grades 6 through 8, from recruitment, rehearsal, repertoire, to concert. Chapters by leading middle school band directors focus on organization and administration (Gary Barton), developing proper instrumentation (Erin Cole), recruitment and retention (Chip De Stefano), technique (Charles R. Jackson), literature selection (Scott Tomlison), rehearsal (Marguerite Wilder), and a comprehensive listing of other resources (SusanTaylor). Central to this volume is the identification and analysis of 100 core works for middle school ensembles, organized by difficulty level, from middle school grade 1 to 3.5. A separate section is devoted entirely to analyzing marches, also organized by difficulty level. Together, these works make up core repertoire for middle school bands. As with other books in the Teaching Music through Performance series, each Teacher Resource Guide includes information about the composer, the work, historical perspectives, technical considerations, stylistic considerations, analysis of musical elements and form and structure, suggested listening references, and cross references to additional resources."--Publisher.

Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra Vol. 2 by Michael Allen; Louis Bergonzi; Jacquelyn Dillon; Robert Gillespie; James Kjelland; Dorothy Straub Principally annotated lists of orchestral works organized by grade of difficulty ("Teacher resource guides"). Vol. 2 compiled and edited by David Littrell. [Vol. 1] issued without volume numbering.

Teaching Music through Performing Marches by Carl Chevallard; Richard Miles (Editor)