Wind band directors and instrumental teachers are constantly faced with finding information about a broad range of subjects including literature and repertoire, pedagogical materials, instruments, and the like. This Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental Music has been created to aid directors and teachers in finding the information they need and increase and expand their general knowledge on these subjects.
The resources and references included in this book were selected from hundreds of published and on-line resources found in journals, magazines, music company catalogs and publications, numerous websites, doctoral dissertations, graduate theses, encyclopedias, various databases, and a great many books. Also, numerous outstanding college/university/school wind band directors and instrumental teachers were contacted and solicited for information.
The Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental Music is arranged in four sections. Section 1 includes General Resources about Music: websites for band directors, professional organization websites, conducting workshops, resources for recordings and DVDs, advocacy resources and music industry. The focus in Section 2 is on Specific Resources including the heritage of wind ensembles and bands, biographies of important figures, studies and writings about band literature, composer and literature research, composer websites, archives, instrumental methods and rehearsal procedures and conducting techniques. Section 3 contains information pertaining to the use of literature focusing on identifying important works for wind bands. The book’s final section provides information about the Wind Band Library.
It is important to note that all website information (addresses and links) was valid as of December 2014.
Due to the limitation regarding the length of this book, it was necessary to be selective about the information we included. The references and resources selected were those we thought would be most useful for wind band directors and instrumental teachers.
Our book could not have been assembled without the aid of many people. We extend sincerest thanks to all who contributed and helped. We hope this book proves to be helpful for many band directors and instrumental teachers.
Frank L. Battisti
William Berz
Russ Girsberger
October 1, 2014