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ISBN 9781622776238.

Contributors: Kim Bain, Chip De Stefano, Rick Ghinelli, Corey Graves, Chris Grifa, Robert Herrings, Wendy Hart Higdon, Kazuhiko Tsuchiya, Heath Wolf Written by an all-star team of music educators with over two hundred years of combined experience and success, Foundations presents the fundamental elements necessary for building, maintaining, and growing a successful middle school band program. Topics covered include: Creating a culture of excellence Professional development and self-care Organizing your program and band room Teaching students how to practice Developing fundamental performance skills Recruitment Student motivation Communicating with the administration and school community Keeping things in perspective The ideas in this book have been thoroughly researched, tested, revised, and, most importantly, are used in the authors’ own classrooms every day to achieve remarkable results. Guided by their skill and passion, the authors present actionable and practical advice that can be implemented in the classroom today and for years to come.   Chip, Chris, and their contributing authors have put together a comprehensive guide that you will want to reference throughout your career as a middle school band director. No matter when you start your beginners or how many grades you serve in your middle school or junior high program, there is something in Foundations you can use every period of every day. Once you have Foundations as part of your arsenal of resources, you will be on your way to “master teacher” status and you will LOVE having the opportunity to share this information with your middle school or junior high groups! —Richard L. Saucedo     Composer     Director of Bands, Carmel High School, retired Chip De Stefano and Chris Grifa have collected a group of rock star teachers to contribute to this resource! You will find many gems in every chapter to add to your toolkit! This book is required reading for every middle school band director as well as a great addition for our college students as they prepare for their careers in music education. —Cheryl Floyd     Director of Bands, Hill Country Middle School, retired   Chip De Stefano has been director of bands at McCracken Middle School in Skokie, Illinois, since 1996. He is active nationally as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator, and he received his Master of Music Education degree from Northwestern University. Chris Grifa is the director of bands at Clay Middle School in Carmel, Indiana, and has been teaching since 2004. He serves as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator for concert bands and marching bands across the country, and he received his Master of Music Education degree from the University of Florida.

SKU: XC.WB1910

ISBN 9781644020135. UPC: 812598030365. 9 x 12 inches.

Adaptable Duets contains 29 newly composed or arranged duets written at grades 1.5 to 3. Written by emerging composers Tyler Arcari and Matthew R. Putnam, these duets will add something new, fresh, and different to your duet repertoire. Designed to be used with any combination of two wind instruments, Adaptable Duets is perfect for the modern band room. Tyler and Matthew use their experience as music educators to craft duets that are fun to play and musically stimulating. These duets are perfect for use at an adjudicated festival or recital.

SKU: CF.BF159

ISBN 9781491162163. UPC: 680160920914.

The 26 masterworks contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string duet. The selections appear in chronological order. They span nearly 200 years with 22 composers and feature works from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods of music. The arrangements are drawn from a variety of sources, including piano and chamber works. However, the majority of works were taken from actual duets originally written for two instruments by the composers themselves. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness. Arranged specifically for a chamber setting, the duets may be performed at recitals, adjudications, weddings, and social events. The various moods created through these works will compliment any occasion.