The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual: Techniques and Materials for Teaching, Drill Design, and Music Arranging

Wayne Bailey is Director of the School of Music at Arizona State University. . Thomas Caneva is Associate Director of Bands and Director of the Marching Illini, University of Illinois

About the Author Wayne Bailey is Director of the School of Music at Arizona State University. Thomas Caneva is Associate Director of Bands and Director of the Marching Illini, University of Illinois.

Timothy S Kelley said Five Stars. COOL BEANS!!!. "Great Resource for Newer Band Leadership" according to C. Nickell. This is a very helpful resource to someone putting a marching band program together. The authors share positive philosophies such as setting things up so your band can continually succeed, breaking down the show into conquerable pieces, etc. They provide several field show diagrams and a master sheet that can be reproduced to draw one's own. Their expectation is that a band director would prepare one elaborate field show per year and spend the season learning and perfecting that field show. There is also guidance on parade participation. Especially good if the reader is new to marching band, but experienc. Teaching Marching Band Techniques Book David Stern This text covers all aspects of "how to" for teaching a successful marching band program. The examples are clear and the prose is easily understood. The information is very pragmatic. The text contains three selections as examples with accompanying drill charts. It lacks an index.

The third unit provides instruction in choosing props and structuring auxiliary units, as well as guidance in tuning and staging the marching percussion line. The fourth unit is a collection of resource ideas, including one hundred and twenty drill charts and three musical arrangements for analysis.. The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual provides the first serious guidebook for the intricate art of directing high school or college marching bands. In this second edition, Bailey provides band instructors with even more diagrams as well as information on computer charting techniques.The book is divided into four units. Wayne Bailey presents both the fundamentals and the advanced techniques th