The Band Director's Guide To Marching Band Arranging - Paperback

by Jeffrey D. Waggoner (Author)

The Band Director's Guide To Marching Band Arranging provides all the basic information needed to create musical arrangements for marching bands at all levels. Band Directors and their staff members can create more expressive musical statements on the field while avoiding many common problems. This Second Edition includes much new material, including the use of sample libraries with scoring applications and the use of electronics with the marching band. Some of the topics covered in this book are: Evaluating the Ensemble, Music Selection, Chord Symbols, Percussion Arranging, Creating Musical Contour, Building Endings, Writing for Younger Players, Using Plugins and Audio Teaching Tools, and Evaluating Your Own Work. Two full arrangements at different difficulty levels are also included.

Author Biography

Jeffrey D. Waggoner taught high school and middle school for 34 years in Ohio and Illinois. He has adjudicated marching band and drum corps competitions in fifteen states and Canada. He holds degrees from the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University. Currently he works as a freelance composer and arranger and has written over 250 arrangements and compositions. Go to waggonermusic.com for more information.