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Habits of a Successful Band Director by Scott Rush will be a tremendous addition to the standard material currently being used in instrumental methodsclasses. It will provide a much needed practicality for all prospective instrumental teachers. Ray Cramer President, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic In Habits of a Successful Band Director, Scott Rush provides: A how-to book for young teachers A supplement for college methods classes A common-sense approach to everyday problems band directors face Sequential models for instruction that are narrow in scope Solutions, in the form of information and probing questions, that allow assessment of a classroom situation Valuable information in a new format and references to other helpful publications A contemporary text for all band directors Some of the topics covered in the ten chapters include: classroom organizationand 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!

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