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Download full score and parts Warm-ups that Work is a collection of dozens of performance-quality chorales in all keys. Scales, thirds, etc. in ALL KEYS. It also includes training on all major rudiments coupled to band technique & MUCH MORE! Purchase Complete Set

A special award of The John Philip Sousa Foundation Gordon Manley, Northside High School Director of Bands has served as a band director in Arkansas for thirty-two years. He has also held the same position in Waldron, Charleston, County Line, and Kimmons Junior High in Fort Smith. Manley, the 1998 UMI State and Regional Distinguished Band Director of the Year, has served...

What was your background before ABC? I student taught in the position I am currently in and had been in that position for 4 years before I started at ABC.  I was born and raised in the town I went to college in (Grand Junction, CO) and attended my undergrad at Colorado Mesa University (then Mesa State College).  Year of...

by David Maslanka, Richard Beale Album Title:  ALCHEMIZE Recording:  University of Southern Mississippi Wind Ensemble Conductor:  Catherine A. Rand Soloists: Jackie McIIwain-clarinet Jonathan Yarrington-tenor Publisher: NAXOS 8.573587                Purchase This recording is dedicated to the memory of David Maslanka; a most prolific composer of unparalleled music for wind ensemble. He is represented by Hosannas for Wind Ensemble; a seven-movement suite...

Year of Graduation - 2000 Current Position - Grades 5-7 Band in Milbank, SD Time in current position - 26 years Name some accomplishments or awards since graduation. ESA Region 1 Teacher of the Year How did ABC help prepare you for these? Literature helped me immensely when I was named the HS Band Director What was your most memorable ABC experience? Meeting classmates from all over the US and World Who are...

A special award of The John Philip Sousa Foundation Mr. Christiansen has been sharing his passion for music and teaching for 40 years. During this time, he has taught music from 4th grade through college level. His groups have won some of the most prestigious band festivals such as the Reno International Jazz Festival and the Fullerton College Jazz Festival. His bands...

by Percy Grainger Album Title: PERCY GRAINGER: COMPLETE WORKS FOR WIND BAND VOLUME 1 Recording: Royal Norwegian Navy Band Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Soloists: Marius Roth Christensen -tenor Lt. Cdr. Bjorn Bogetvedt-euphonium Publisher: NAXOS 8.573679                   Purchase The world keeps trying to build a better mousetrap but band enthusiasts are still trying to build a better Grainger. Many band arrangers...

The American Band College is excited to announce that it is now working with Central Washington University! CWU has had a long-standing reputation for their outstanding music program, especially in the area of music education.  They are proud of the accomplishments of the more than 400 music majors. Last spring they graduated 50 in music education and all were placed in jobs! ...

Year of Graduation - 2007-ABC; 2002-WMU Current Position - Band Director at Coloma Community Schools in Coloma, Michigan Time in Current Position - 14 years/total years of teaching=16 Name some accomplishments or awards since graduation  MSBOA District 6 Vice President of HS Solo & Ensemble (2015-current) MSBOA District 6 Vice President of Band & Orchestra (2010-2014) MSBOA District 6 Vice President of...

  by John Philip Sousa Album Title: MUSIC FOR WIND BAND: VOLUME 17 Recording: Guildhall Symphonic Wind Band Conductor: Keith Brion Publisher: NAXOS 8.559811                   Purchase There is a lot more Sousa than marches and Keith Brion continues this unparalleled series with Volume 17. The titles of the five works may be unfamiliar to most but some snippets...