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This text employs common-sense teaching tools developed by master educator David Morrison to help band directors in all ranges of experience and expertise continue to improve their art and craft—find their best game—in the development of beautiful characteristic ensemble tone; superb intonation; rhythmic accuracy; and exceptional balance and blend, articulation, technique, and musicianship. But just having the tools is not sufficient for success. The real key is using personal intuition—whispering—to effectively wield those tools. In the tradition of horse whisperers, dog whisperers, and baby whisperers who calm and otherwise transform their charges, The Band Whisperer examines how technique and aesthetics combine to move the hearts and minds of musicians and their audiences.

Table of Contents:

• The Problem: Balancing the Big Picture and the Details
• The Solution: Spinning Plates - An Eclectic Approach to Rehearsal
• The Comprehensive Teaching Method
• Tools and Artisanship
• A Small Bit of Science
• Factors Contributing to Tone Production
• Adapting Philosophy to Practice
• Full Band Strategies for Better Tone
• Individual Instrument Strategiesfor Better Tone
• The Function of Warm-ups in Tone Development
• Teaching Tone and the Manifestation of an Educational Philosophy
• Pitch Matching Strategies and Scenarios
• Boiling Down the Scenarios
• More Thoughts on Pitch Matching
• Creating Balance
• Creating Blend
• What is Rhythm
• The Big Disconnect: Magical vs. Logical Thinking and What We Can Do
• Tapping the Foot
• Building a Rhythm Alphabet
• Rhythm Tricks of the Trade
• Repairing Rhythms in Ensemble Playing
• Tying it all Together
• Articulation
• Fluency
• Projection of Technical Passages
• Tick Talk: Judicious Use of the Metronome
• The Missing Piece
• Written Expression Markings
• Style
• Phrasing
• Musicianship
• The Limited Value of "Best Practices"
• Whisperer and Whisperee
• Care and Feeding of the Whispering Muscle
• Still Wondering
• What Can I Do Tomorrow? Here Are Some Ideas!
• Putting It All Together - The Never-ending Beginning

Catalog:	W90
Publisher:	Kjos
Composer:	David Morrison
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Pages:	160