Unlock your potential as a band director and leave a lasting legacy with this inspiring guide.Habits of a Significant Band Director offers a transformative journey for both new and experienced educators. Discover the Five Key Practices—knowledge, communication, positive energy, musicianship, and personal growth—that synergistically create a framework for success. Learn practical strategies for goal setting, assessment, and building a thriving band program....

Habits of a Successful Choir Director presents effective teaching principles and provides a practical approach to everyday issues choir directors face. Building on the successful Habits series, Eric Wilkinson and Scott Rush have created a practical guide to all aspects of a successful choral program, including:Program organization and management Teaching the components of singing Rehearsal strategies and ensemble fundamentals Music literacy and repertoire selection Strateg...

Unlock the Secrets to Thriving in Music EducationIs a career in music education calling your name? Habits of a Successful Music Education Student is your comprehensive guide to mastering band and string methods, excelling in the classroom, and building a fulfilling career. This invaluable resource equips you with the essential skills, strategies, and insights needed to thrive from student teaching to leading your own successful program.Discover prac...

Habits of a Successful Band Director remains an essential resource for music educators at all stages of their career. In this expanded and updated edition, Scott Rush offers a comprehensive guide designed to inspire, inform, and elevate the art of teaching music. This book serves as: A practical how-to manual for navigating the day-to-day challenges of band directing A valuable supplement for college-level music education and methods courses A reflection of current trends and changes withi...

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, including: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 playersAdditional sections address musicianship, classroom management, working...

In Habits of a Successful Band Director, Scott Rush provides:A how-to book for young teachers A supplement for college methods classes A common-sense approach to everyday problems band directors face Sequential models for instruction that are narrow in scope Solutions, in the form of information and probing questions, that allow assessment of a classroom situation Valuable information in a new format and references to other helpful publications A contemporary text for all ...

Christopher Selby and his team have created a resource that is rich with practical strategies for developing a successful orchestra program. This book will inspire young and veteran orchestra directors looking for fresh ideas about teaching orchestra students of all ages to:Perform with refined intonation, expressive musicianship, and a beautiful tone Develop advanced performance technique, rhythmic precision, and ensemble skills Sight-read better, rehearse more efficiently in clas...

Bill Rush's exceptional journey continues to encourage and inspire all who aspire to live fully and contribute to society. Bill lived with a significant disability of quadriplegic cerebral palsy. He did not have use of his arms, hands or voice. Society’s prejudices proved to be a greater obstacle than his disability in attaining his first life’s goal of completing college.William (Bill) L. Rush chronicled his extraordinary life from childhood until graduation from the University of...