Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director/G8619

by Scott Rush, Jeff Scott, Emily Wilkinson

Building on the successful Habits series, Scott Rush and his team have created a practical guide to all aspects of the middle school band program, Recruiting for beginners - Mouthpiece testing and instrumentation - Running an effective middle school rehearsal - Teaching strategies for middle school Repertoire suggestions - Warm-ups for beginner, intermediate, and advanced middle school players. Additional sections address musicianship, classroom management, working with parents and colleagues, assessment, technology, the middle school mind, minor instrument repair, private lessons...even traveling with middle school students. Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director is a resource to turn to time and again for ideas and inspiration. This is a comprehensive book that will grow as teaching skills grow, a book that will serve as a constant and essential companion throughout the career of any middle school band director.

254 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 2013

Reviews

[Colleen Crayton]

This would be a 4.5 if I could give it. It's full of practical and valuable things, but my one gripe with this series is that it is designed for privileged programs with lots of money. It does offer alternatives, but often ones that are not especially practical for programs with one director.

[Justin Roote]

A great resource for middle school band directors. It covers a wide range of topics, and the information is very digestible. Just remember that you know your individual situation and program best, and that some of the advice given will be more or less applicable to you specifically. Still, most of the information here is helpful and universal.