The Conductor's Companion: 100 Rehearsal Techniques, Imaginative ideas, Quotes and Facts,

100 outstanding middle and high school, collegiate and professional band and orchestra conductors passionately and candidly share their most powerful rehearsal techniques and cutting-edge program ideas in this concise and inspirational volume. Also included are fascinating historical facts about famous composers and conductors as well as inspirational quotes ideal for advocating music programs. It's an excellent university supplemental text and a go-to source for directors at all levels.

CONTENIDO:

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Collaborate Your Way to Program Success.- Michael W. Allen
Learning It Right by Playing It Wrong: Wrong Is Right! - Milt Allen
Imprinting To Reinforce Student Learning - Terry Austin
Recruit, Retain, Reward - Susan Bass, Jason Sleppy, and Zach Hinson
The Why of Interpretation - William Berz
Creatively Improving Rhythmic Integrity - Paul Bhasin
Creative Rehearsal Seating Ideas - John Bina
A Powerful Black History Month Concert - Harry Blake
Change-Over Games - Jeffrey Boeckman
Internalizing Ensemble Pulse and Rhythm - Scott Boerma
Conducting 6/8 Marches - Keith Brion
A Fun Activity for Sensitizing Students to Steady Pulse - Kenneth Brown
Improving Student Listening Skills - Kenneth Brown
Silent or Monk Rehearsals - Jared Burch
Listening At A Deeper Level To Achieve Better Tone, Intonation and Balance - Michael Burch-Pesses
Cultivating Listening in our Ensembles - Brendan Caldwell
The Six Words: Maximizing Rehearsal Effectiveness by Minimizing What Conductors
Say - Eric C. Chevallard, PhD, Lt. Col., USAF (Retired)
Buiilding a Bridge Between the Middle and High School Music Programs - E. Cole
Hand or Orchestra as a Community - Deborah Confredo
Using Creative Rhythmic Exercises in the Large Ensemble - A.Contzius
We Are a Family - Mattew S. Cool and Marni Conte
Pitch Bending and Charting - Peter Deneen
Be Our Guest - Don Devany
Sound Shapes: A Visual Representation - Brian K. Doyle
Elevating a Program to a Higher Leve¡ of Prominence and Worth - W. Eicher
Using Adjudication Categories to Guide Classroom Objectives - M. Flanagin
A More Beneficial Approach to Verbal Countdowns - Bernard Floyd
Teaching Harmonic Tension and Resolution - Mark Fonder
The Human Metronome in Rehearsal - Robert Franzblau
Good Pitch and Balance: Where Do I Start? - Stephen L. Gage
Two Strategies for Increasing Contrast and Contour - M. Geraldi
Creative Bow Marking Tips - Robert Gillespie
Fall Concert Novice Staff Videos - Doris Gleason
Kinesthetic Movement to Shape Phrases - Doris Gleason
An Innovative Idea for Building Community and Program-Wide Support - Randy Goldie
Establishment of an Arts Academy Within the Existing High School Program - Ronard Goss and Shannon Zolnowski
Efectively tmproving Style and Rhythm - Christopher Grifa
Understanding The Collective and Individual's Musical Role - Robert S. Hansbrough
The One-Two-Three Method - Douglas Hill
Square vs. Musical Phrasing - Paula Holcomb
Toneful Tuning Toss - Shelley Jagow
Exploring the Performance Practices of John Philip Sousa - William Jastrow
Effective Singing Strategies - Scott A. Jones
The Plus and Minus System - Craig Kirchhoff
To Beat or Not to Beat ... That is the Question! - David Kish
First, There was "Tone" and Second, There was "Shape" Barry E. Kopetz
String Caroling - Dottie Ladman
Teaching Conceptually - Len Lavelle
Teaching Ear Training Using Solfége in the Warm-up - Jeffrey Leonard
Scale Mastery - Edward S. Lisk
Techniques for Enhancing Tonal Literacy - Tom Lizotte
The Beauty of "A-to-Z" Rehearsing - John R. Locke
Video Conferencing-The Next Best Thing to Actually Being There - Mitchell Lutch
The Daily Bulletin Board - Anthony J. Maiello
Sight Reading In High School Orchestra - Joanne May
Using Vocalizations to Teach Style - Matthew McCutchen
Creative Programming, Collaborating, and Creating an Audience - Donald McKinney
Knowing the Score and Facing the Music - Allan McMurray
Every Piece Tells a Story - Stephen Meyer
Fostering Student Creativity and Understanding in the Concert Band - Russel C. Mikkelson
The Power and Importante of Good Posture - Donald K. Miller
Imagery and the Ensemble Director - Jon Mitchell
The Split Exercise Utilizing Remington Extensions - Todd Nichols
Keeping Rehearsals Fresh - Chad Nicholson
Conducting LESS - Jamie L. Nix
Introduction to Tonal Improvisation-Forget the Chords - Martin Norgaard
Making Community Engagement Activities Meaningful for Students - Carrie Pawelski
Expressing the Character in Music - Charles Peltz
Sound Production and Wind Patterning - Elizabeth Peterson
Establishing an Academic Honor Status for Music Students - Melinde Poupore
Using String Bowings to Enhance Wind Instrumenta lists' Understanding of Articulations - Anthony Pursell
Motivational Statements To Share With Your Students - Trey Reely
Assigning Parts in the Concert Percussion Section - Patrick Roulet
Teaching Students to "Feel" the Phrase - Gregory Rudgers
Musical Communication - Mark Scatterday
Creating More Artistic Rehearsals - Matthew Schlomer
Focusing on the Audience. - Matthew Schlomer
Right-Brain vs. Left-Brain: An Intuitive Approach to Making Music - Paul Shewan
Playing By Ear - Stephen Shewan
Teaching Composition in Rehearsal - Stephen Shewan
The Musical Whole is Often Equal to the Sum of Several Physical Parts - George H. Smith
Helping Your Students Escape the Audible Shadow: The Importante of a Solid Chamber Program - Gregory Snyder
Teaching Secondary Instruments Through Peer Instruction - Matthew Spradlin
Effective Initial Ensemble Tuning - Roben Spradling
Guided Practice Teacher Program - Charles "Chip" Staley
Rehearsing with the Mistake Bucket - Brian Stevens
Tone, Pitch and Clarity: The Three Laws - Brian Stevens
An Effortless Way to Teach Compositional Form - Gary Stith
Rhythmatizing - Ronald Sutherland
Long Tone/Overtone Warm-Up Procedure - Steve Sveum
Advancing Lifelong Musicianship Using Collegiate Pennants - Brayer Teague
How to Raise a Million Dollars for Your Band or Orchestra - Laura Mulligan Thomas
Selecting Repertoire - John Thomson
iPad Rehearsais - Cynthia Johnston Turner
Starting Class On Time Every Day - Sally Wagner
The Counting Game - Charles West
Solving Rhythm Problems - Garwood Whaley
Tuning the Band (The Once Around) - Frank Wickes
Expressive Tuning for the Wind Band - John E. Williamson
Giving Thanks - John Zarco

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