English | ASIN: B06ZYZCS7W | 221 pages | EPUB | April 14, 2017 | 0.87 Mb

What better way to improve your teaching than through interviews with the world’s foremost players and teachers on a variety of topics specifically tailored towards your needs as a band director or private instructor?

The “Band Director’s Guide” Series from Hitz Publications gives even the most knowledgeable teacher a deeper understanding of how best to teach the instruments in their band.

This book is a follow up to 2011’s acclaimed “A Band Director’s Guide to Everything Tuba: A Collection of Interviews with the Experts” and features interviews with some of the finest trombonists and trombone teachers in the world. Interviews include

Joe Alessi (New York Philharmonic) on Common Mistakes and Slide Technique

Ralph Sauer (Los Angeles Philharmonic) on Trombone Basics and Breathing

John Rojak (American Brass Quintet) on All Things Bass Trombone and Chamber Music

Michael Davis (International Jazz Soloist) on Jazz, Chamber Music and Literature

Harry Watters (U.S. Army Band) on Teaching Improvisation

Pat Sheridan (President's Own Marine Band) on Breathing and Anatomy

Lance LaDuke (Boston Brass and U.S. Air Force Band) on Switching from Euphonium

Steve Dillon (Owner of Dillon Music) on Trombones and Accessories

Andy Bove (Bove Audio) on Recording Equipment and Techniques for Any Budget

Greg Biba (Middle School Director for over 30 Years) on Trombone Repair

Chip De Stefano (Board Member of National Band Association) on a Trombone Playing Band Director’s Observations on Teaching Trombone