Starting Out Right: Beginning Band Pedagogy is the only complete resource for organizing, planning, and teaching beginning woodwind, brass, and percussion students. The book covers every aspect of teaching beginning band students from the first sounds on the instruments through the first full-band performances. It is the only comprehensive reference that offers step-by-step guidelines for teaching each beginning band instrument, as well as organizing and running a successful beginning band program. Based on the public school teaching experience of the author, the book is designed for use in undergraduate methods and pedagogy classes as well as for clinics and workshops at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This book is also designed to be a reference for the many novice teachers who lead beginning bands or those teachers whose expertise is not in the band realm.
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foundations | |
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| Who Are We Teaching? | |
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| Learning the Language of Music | |
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| Developing Fundamental Sounds and Music-Decoding Skills | |
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| First Sounds on Wind Instruments | |
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| Developing Solid Percussion Foundations | |
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| From Rote to Note: Reading Music | |
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| Music and Materials for Young Bands | |
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| Moving beyond the Basics | |
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| Advanced Instrumental Pedagogy | |
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| Rehearsing and Performing with Young Ensembles | |
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| Getting Help | |
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| Planning, Management, and Assessment | |
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| Recruiting and Retaining Students and Their Families | |
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| Selecting Great Equipment | |
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| Philosophy, Curriculum, and Planning | |
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| Rules, Procedures, and Classroom Management | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Sample Band Handbook | |
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| Sample Discipline Log | |
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| Beginning-Snare Method Books | |
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| Beginning-Band Method Books | |
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| Sample Trip Itinerary | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |
Si Millican is assistant professor of music education at the University of Texas at San Antonio where he teaches coursework in instrumental music education.
