The Instrumental Music Director's Guide to Comprehensive Program Development

As a former superintendent of schools who was responsible for overseeing all that occurs within the district, I found that Dr. Pagliaro's book provided an extraordinarily comprehensive reference to guide both the instrumental music director and myself, a non-music major, toward the process of ensuring that a music program succeeds. This book covers all phases of preparing and implementing a program. It includes recruiting and counseling new students, developing individualized curricula, acquiring and maintaining the inventory, and some real life advice on the business of running a music program. This book is a must for all instrumental music directors and their supervisors. -- Vincent S. Ziccolella, Ph.D., educational consultant and former superintendent, Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Dr. Pagliaro has written an important guide for all music educators. From recruiting the young instrumental student to the deep understanding of how each instrument works and produces sound, this book is an invaluable source of information. The advantage here is the way Dr. Pagliaro has broken down the specific information, all underlying his deep understanding of how music is learned. This guide should be kept within reach in all music classrooms. -- Elizabeth VonWurmb, Ph.D., K-12 fine arts coordinator, Clarkstown Central School District, New City, NY
Dr. Pagliaro's comprehensive approach to developing an instrumental music program covers a range of topics from student guidance and curriculum development to the practical administrative chores of buying, renting, and maintaining instruments. The book deals with all issues that a music director must consider in managing such a program. This is a marvelous resource articulated from a thoughtful, well-informed perspective. I cannot imagine developing and maintaining an instrumental music program without such a valuable guide. -- Gregory Ritchey, adjunct professor of Music, University of North Texas, Louisiana State University, and Texas Christian University, associate conductor, Palm Beach Opera, Palm Beach, FL, conductor, Amalfi Coast Music Festival