Teaching Music through Performance in Beginning Band, Volume 1
 The eagerly anticipated Grade 1 component...
By Thomas Dvorak, Larry Blocher, Scott Emmons, Bruce Pearson, Darhyl S. Ramsey, and Marguerite Wilder
Compiled and edited by Richard Miles and Thomas Dvorak
This book is the first comprehensive attempt to identify and analyze the most significant works for band ever published at the Grade 1 level. Building on the success of the Teaching Music series, the book includes analyses of 53 Grade 1 works, breaking each piece down into Entry Level, Intermediate Level, and Advanced Level repertoire categories.
Each analysis includes information about the composer and the composition, historical background, technical requirements, stylistic considerations, form and structure, and suggested recordings and references. The authors, all leaders in beginning band education, come together to provide compelling insights on the critical issues facing school band directors today.
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 Resource Recording, Beginning Band, Grade 1
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Wind Ensemble, Thomas Dvorak, conductor
These high-quality recordings will let you hear firsthand some of the most significant works ever composed for Grade 1 bands, all 53 pieces analyzed in the accompanying book. You will discover great music, real music, that you and your band will be sure to love. Never before has so much care been given to a beginning band recording. An essential reference for every band director!
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