The Instrumental Music Director's Guide to Comprehensive Program Development

Michael J. Pagliaro (Author)

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The Instrumental Music Director’s Guide to Comprehensive Program Development gives practical solutions to the many issues that confront music directors. The topics addressed include:
A review of tests which can be used to develop an all-inclusive student profile identifying strengths and weaknesses as a prologue to preparing individualized curriculaA discussion of the “informed approach” predicated on understanding relationships among music, logical deduction, and the acoustic sciences thereby accelerating the learning process in music, increasing the knowledge base, and developing cognitive skills that can be applied to other studiesA measuring process used toaccurately calculate the size of a beginning student in relation to the size of the selected instrument to ensure the two will be compatibleA procedure for introducing students to the many different instruments The protocol for developing a symbiotic dealer/teacher relationship that will ensure a smooth running program fully equipped throughout the yearPurchasing, renting, and caring for instruments and all administrative tasks which are the backbone of a successful school instrumental music program

i - Introduction
1 - The Defined Instrument Selection Process
2 - A Brief Overview of Testing for Musical Instrument Learners
3 - The Informed Approach
4 - The Common Core and The Constructivist Approach
5 - Supplementary String Lesson Material
6 - Supplementary Woodwind Lesson Material
7 - Supplementary Brass Lesson Material
8 - Supplementary Percussion Lesson Material
10 - The Measuring Process and Modified Easy-Start Instruments
11 - The Dealer/Teacher Relationship
12 - Buying Instruments for School Use
13 - Buying String Instruments
14 - Buying a Bow
15 - Buying Brass Instruments
16 - Buying Woodwind Instruments
17 - Buying Percussion Instruments
18 - Renting Instruments
19 - String Instrument Care
20 - Woodwind Instrument Care
21 - Brass Instrument Care
22 - Percussion Instrument Care
23 - Conclusion

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Published	Oct 20 2014
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	154
ISBN	9781475812879
Imprint	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions	9 x 6 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Michael J. Pagliaro

As a former superintendent of schools who was responsible for overseeing all that occurs within the district, I found that Dr. Pagliaro's book provided an extraordinarily comprehensive reference to guide both the instrumental music director and myself, a non-music major, toward the process of ensuring that a music program succeeds. This book covers all phases of preparing and implementing a program. It includes recruiting and counseling new students, developing individualized curricula, acquiring and maintaining the inventory, and some real life advice on the business of running a music program. This book is a must for all instrumental music directors and their supervisors.

Vincent S. Ziccolella, Ph.D., educational consultant and former superintendent, Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Dr. Pagliaro has written an important guide for all music educators. From recruiting the young instrumental student to the deep understanding of how each instrument works and produces sound, this book is an invaluable source of information. The advantage here is the way Dr. Pagliaro has broken down the specific information, all underlying his deep understanding of how music is learned. This guide should be kept within reach in all music classrooms.

Elizabeth VonWurmb, Ph.D., K-12 fine arts coordinator, Clarkstown Central School District, New City, NY
Dr. Pagliaro's comprehensive approach to developing an instrumental music program covers a range of topics from student guidance and curriculum development to the practical administrative chores of buying, renting, and maintaining instruments. The book deals with all issues that a music director must consider in managing such a program. This is a marvelous resource articulated from a thoughtful, well-informed perspective. I cannot imagine developing and maintaining an instrumental music program without such a valuable guide.

Gregory Ritchey, Associate Conductor, Palm Beach Opera; Conductor, Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony; Conductor, Amalfi Coast Music Festival