Dr. Milton Allen takes you on a careening voyage that charts a path from being a good musician/educator to becoming an artist musician/educator. Based on personal experiences ranging from the hilariou...
This new publication is an extension of The Winds of Change, that traced the development of the American wind band/ensemble in the twentieth century. This book covers all the important conferences, co...
This text is the fifth in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this volume are rare, 'behind-the-notes' perspectives acquired from personal i...
This is an American dream story rarely encountered! Patrick Conway's lifespan and the golden era of the professional band in America literally coincided. This book tells how Conway became one of the l...
The music performance library is the heart of a musical ensemble, supplying music to performers and information to an entire organization. This essential resource provides step-by-step directions on h...
Social Psychology of Musicianship, by Robert H. Woody, Senior Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, presents seven components for musicianship - listening, studying, practicing, te...
All of the fundamental elements of timpani playing are presented and illustrated. Tuning studies are developed in a unique easy to understand manner. The most complete beginning method available.
This unique text provides information on the history, selection and fundamental performance techniques for both tambourine and triangle. It also provides skill development exercises and duets that cov...
Confused with the growing list of percussion instruments and terms? This new Meredith publication provides both definitions and an artistic interpretation of how each term is applied to the literature...
In the preface to this book, educator and performer Ronald Horner notes that a fundamental approach to teaching students to play band or orchestra instruments is to present them with common melodies t...
