SKU: HL.155645
ISBN 9781495056727. UPC: 888680601249. 8.5x11.0x0.123 inches. The Music Achievement Council.
Recruiting for beginning instrumental music is a year-round job. This book is the most complete manual on recruiting and retention for beginning instrumental music, compiled from ideas and practices of music teachers, music retailers and the music products industry. This booklet describes recruiting methods being used successfully today by directors in schools throughout the country. Some methods differ widely, but all are techniques that have been tested in action and are proven to work. The content here reflects the combined experience of successful educators and school music retailers. That is why this is a practical guide to recruiting and retention for veteran teachers, beginning teachers and future teachers. One key person not in this booklet is you. It is up to you to add your personality and style to the techniques explained. You can do this by: rewriting the sample letters * designing your own forms * setting up schedules that fit your school system * giving everything your personal touch. The yearly cycle presented in this book is designed to increase the number of students recruited and keep them in the program. Two methods to improve retention run through this booklet: don't miss any prospective students, especially the good ones - high quality is one of the keys to retention; don't try to avoid dropouts - rather, strive to improve retention.
SKU: GI.G-10713
ISBN 9781622776559.
Today’s choral leaders wear many hats: fundraising director, development associate, communications manager, marketing designer, volunteer coordinator—the list goes well beyond beautiful choral performances. In many ways, leading a choir is much like running a business. Written by two authors with extensive experience building choral programs from the ground up, The Business of Choir offers new insights, best practices, and practical action items for choral leaders looking to master the organizational and administrative elements of running a successful choral program. Features include: A behind-the-scenes look at elements of running a choir that are seldom the focus of college music education courses. An actionable toolkit to bring a greater focus to accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion in choral spaces. Strategies to demystify fundraising and finance. Practical approaches to recruitment, retention, marketing, volunteer management, and board interactions. Whether you’re looking to expand your fundraising efforts, hire your first administrative professional, or fine-tune your organizational policies and practices, this resource will provide the direction and clarity you need as you take the next big step in your organization’s journey. Dr. Emily Williams Burch is the Coordinator of Music Education and Visiting Professor at the University of South Carolina Aiken. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of RISE Chorales, a community choir organization with youth through adult choirs. Alex Gartner is the Artistic and Executive Director of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus in Pensacola, Florida. Under his leadership, the organization has reached nearly 25,000 individuals, including over 5,000 youth, through innovative programs, performances, and organizational practices.
SKU: GI.G-10595
ISBN 9781622776221.
Contributors: John M. Denis (Texas State University) • Kyle Glaser (Texas State University) • Jacob Harrison (Texas State University) • John Lopez (Texas State University) • Jocelyn Prendergast (Truman State University) • Brett Richardson (University of the Incarnate Word) • Jordan C. Stern (Texas State University) • Olivia G. Tucker (University of New Mexico) • Brian Wilson (Denton High School) • Jesse Woolery (Denton High School)  Congratulations on setting out in an amazing, rewarding, fun, difficult, confusing career. This book is intended to be all the things I wish I had known when I started, everything necessary to make those first years more successful. — John M. Denis, from the Introduction Written by a team of authors from Texas, one of the strongest music education communities in the United States, this practical, personal, and conversational guide for aspiring and young instrumental music educators takes a comprehensive view of all aspects of building a successful school band program. Girded with important theoretical underpinnings for each topic, Program Notes covers the job interview, sequencing, conducting, rehearsal strategies, and dozens of other topics for beginning band, concert band, and marching band, as well as jazz, orchestra, mariachi, and modern band. Chapters also focus on promoting creativity, recruitment and retention, finances, communication, leadership development, working with exceptional learners, and technology. Rounding out the book are a sample handbook for students, a concert self-evaluation form, and example interview questions. With flair and years of experiences to share, the co-authors have created a resource that is designed to make the lives of young band directors better. As Denis states in the book’s introduction, “Every skilled teacher has an exponential impact on the world, and I hope this book further fosters caring people to become exceptional band directors.†Compiler and editor John M. Denis is Assistant Professor of Music Education at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, where he teaches upper-level undergraduate and graduate music education courses. He has sixteen years of experience working with Texas students at the public school and college levels. Dr. Denis is also creator and producer of Program Notes: The Band Director Podcast.
