The Director's Guide To Thriving Beginning Bands - Paperback

by Douglas E. Boughter M. Ed (Author)

"Director's Guide To Thriving Beginning Bands" is a practical guide to all aspects of the beginning band program, including, structuring your band program, building programs in economically disadvantaged areas, selling your program, your first band meeting, returning second year players, student practice, the first day with instruments, choosing a beginning band method book, balancing your rehearsal, keeping students interested all year, common instrument repairs and loads more! "Director's Guide To Thriving Beginning Bands" is a resource to turn to time and again for ideas and inspiration. This is a comprehensive book that is an essential companion throughout the career of any school band director.

Author Biography

Douglas Boughter has taught both privately and in the public schools since 1988. He has received his master's degree in education with A.O.E. in Technology at National University in Costa Mesa, California. Mr. Boughter enjoyed doing his undergraduate work at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music in Boston, with degrees in arranging, and music education. Mr. Boughter has been dedicated to furthering music education. He is the founder and president of Warming Sun Music Publishing, a company that provides quality music to high school and middle school music programs, both secular and sacred. As a full member of ASCAP, Mr. Boughter currently composes music for various business and personal endeavors. He has a rich body of work and an extensive list of compositions--his instrumental selection, "Paradise", was used nationally on ABC; he has over 20 compositions published over the past 6 years; he has been commissioned to compose music for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), Dole Pineapple, USAirways, United Airlines, and Air Tour Holidays; and he has produced jingles for over 50 clients worldwide. In the early 90's Mr. Boughter also served as the Executive Producer of Entertainment Programming at a division of the Sony Corp. in Southern California. Currently Mr. Boughter resides in Southern California teaching band, orchestra and choir.