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Building an Award-Winning Guitar Program is a practical guide to assist secondary and post-secondary music educators with the tasks involved in establishing a successful music program.
Sommario
- Chapter One: Guitar and the Rise of "Innovative" Ensembles
- Chapter Two: Building an Infrastructure for Success
- Chapter Three: Gaining Recognition
- Chapter Four: Concerts and On-Campus Performances
- Chapter Five: Feeder Programs, Recruiting, and Building Longevity
- Chapter Six: Selecting Your Instrument and Approach
- Chapter Seven: Solo and Ensemble and Other Festivals
- Chapter Eight: Travel and Off-Campus Performances
- Chapter Nine: Funding Your Program
- Chapter Ten: Websites and Documentation
- Chapter Eleven: Building a Curriculum
- Chapter Twelve: Teaching the Whole Student
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: NAfME Council for Guitar Education's "Guitar Best Practices"
- Appendix B: Guitar Ensemble Repertoire
- Appendix C: Media Release Form
- Appendix D: Guitar in the Classroom
- Appendix E: Musical Terms to Introduce During Rehearsals
- Appendix F: Annual Goals
- Appendix G: Audition Requirements
- Appendix H: Qualities of an Effective Music Educator Self-Reflection Quiz
- Appendix I: Guitar Concert Program
Info autore
Bill Swick currently writes guitar ensemble arrangements, supplementary teaching materials, and method books for several publishers. Swick has over two-hundred titles published with J.W. Pepper, over fifty titles with Sheet Music Plus, and several titles with Music Prodigy. In addition, he runs and operates BillSwick.com which publishes guitar classroom materials and a weekly newsletter for secondary guitar teachers. Swick was recently identified as a Top Ten Music Educator by the GRAMMY Foundation and is the author of Teaching Beginning Guitar Class: A Practical Guide (OUP 2017).
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Building an Award-Winning Guitar Program is a practical guide to assist secondary and post-secondary music educators with the tasks involved in establishing a successful music program.
Testo aggiuntivo
Bill Swick, the father of modern classroom guitar instruction, has once again given an essential resource to pre-college and university instructors. If you teach guitar in a school setting, then you are part of Bill's incomparable legacy. There is no one better to guide novice and veteran guitar teachers to create successful and impactful programs in their community.
