Edited by Richard Miles.
With the publication of Volume 11 of the landmark Teaching Music through Performance in Band series, this 1,144-page volume builds on a twenty-year tradition of providing essential and innovative information for wind band conductors.
Like its predecessors, this volume includes Teacher Resource Guides for 100 significant works published for Grades 2 through 6, including works by Steven Bryant, Michael Daugherty, Julie Giroux, John Mackey, Dana Wilson, Philip Sparke, Jack Stamp, and many others.
Each Teacher Resource Guide includes information about the composer, the work, historical perspectives, technical considerations, stylistic considerations, the musical elements of the work, a form and structure analysis, suggested listening, and additional references - information designed to enhance the musicianship of any performance. Indexes to all 1100 works covered in this series round out this important volume. With the publication of Volume 11, the Teaching Music series continues to be a significant and indispensable resource for the wind band profession.
