SUGGESTED BOOKS

Explore books on conducting, wellness, voice, warm-ups, and other pedagogy. 

Conducting Technique

The Elements of Expressive Conducting
by Michael Haithcock
Did You Hear That?
by Dr. Jerry Blackstone
Beyond the Baton
by Diane Wittry
Conducting Technique: For Beginners and Professionals
by Brock McElheran
The Modern Conductor
by Elizabeth Green Emerita

Philosophy

The Composer's Advocate: A Radical Orthodoxy for Musicans
by Erich Leinsdorf
Wisdom, Wit, and Will: Women Choral Conductors on Their Art
by Multiple Authors
Conversations with Conductors
by Robert Chesterman
The Joy of Music
by Leonard Bernstein
Absolutely on Music: Conversations
by Haruki Murakami
Conversations with Joseph Flummerfelt: Thoughts on Conducting, Music, and Musicians
by Donald Nally
The Orchestral Conductor's Career Handbook
by Carl Topilow

Classroom Pedagoy

APROARTE: A Nested Hierarchy of Expressive Singing
by Donald Brinegar
Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician - Conductor's Edition
by Jeff Scott
Did You Hear That?
by Dr. Jerry Blackstone
101 Music Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song
by Jerry Storms
Starting Out Right: Beginning Band Pedagogy
by Si Millican
World Music Pedagogy, Volume I: Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education
by Sarah H. Watts

Repertoire & Score Study

Choral Repertoire (2nd Edition)
by Dennis Shrock
Daniels' Orchestral Music (Music Finders)
by David Daniels
Vocal Repertoire for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 1: Works Written Before 2000
by Jane Manning
Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire: A Catalog of Modern Music
by Dirk Meyer
Score Study Passes: A conductor's guide to preparing a musical score
by Lawrence Golan

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