Teaching Band And Orchestra

A brilliant and comprehensive addition to instrumental music education!! It addresses every area of professional life for band and orchestra directors at the beginning and secondary levels. With almost 40 years of instrumental teaching experience as a guide, Lynn Cooper covers recruiting and retention, creating lesson plans, assessment, curriculum development, selecting literature, running effective rehearsals, organizing conerts, and more. In addition, Cooper discusses, in detail, the administrative aspects of teaching music from the job search to fund-raising, to motivating students. Included are sample letters, forms, and bookkeeping charts as well as lists of suggested literature. *** A must for music education majors and teachers new to the field!! ***