This outstanding "one-of-a-kind" text was designed to assist the conductor in achieving a personal interpretation of music.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Good in an ideal world:
This book is well written and provides a lot of great ways to approach score study. The book is written for people who are going to remain in college teaching I think. I think the process is excellent, but I highly doubt many band teachers have to time to approach scores like this. I also don't think this is the best book for a college student. I would read some of the works by Peter Boonshaft first. Overall, I think this book is well presented, but not practical for many.
Well written guide to score study!:
Guide to Score Study for the Wind Band Conductor by Frank Battisti and Robert Garofalo
Guide to Score Study for the Wind Band Conductor by Frank Battisti and Robert Garofalo is well written book that details a comprehensive method of score study. The authors conceived the text with the intention of filling a void of references on the subject. Most texts written about conducting go into detail about developing the physical skills of the conductor. Fine examples of conducting texts include Elizabeth Green's... more info
