The marching band in contemporary music education

By James R. Wells

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879891017
• ISBN13: 9780879891015
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Interland Pub
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.

Customer Reviews

All Things Marching Band -- A Useful and Comprehensive Book

Stuck with perhaps the least-appealing title in the history of book publishing, this collection edited by James R. Wells (music department of West Chester State College in Pennsylvania) is a wonder. Passionate, comprehensive, historical, illustrated, and loaded with practical information, this book is both a manual to be used and a snapshot of the state of the American Marching Band in the late 20th century. Hardback with dustjacket: cloth over boards with a sewn binding. 388 pp; illustrated. TABLE OF CONTENTS The Marching Band Original Twentieth Century Marching Bands Compositions An Educational Model for the Development of Comprehensive Musicianship Comprehensive Music Education in the Marching Band Organization and Administration of a Marching Band and Supporting Units Building and Charting a Field Show Composing and Arranging for the Marching Band The Percussion Section (information for the Director) The Percussion Section (information for the Student) The Drum Major Silks The Rifle Corps The Art of Baton Twirling Film and Television Technology for the Marching Band Glossary of Marching Suggested Check-list for Performance Skills Considerations for Establishing Grade Levels for Original Outdoor Music Compositions List of Musical Illustrations Index