Small bands can be great bands! Small Band, Big Sound is an indispensable guide for success in middle and high school band programs with students of all ability levels. It addresses the day-to-day challenges of finding and creating appropriate repertoire, adapting music for playability, establishing tone and blend with unconventional instrumentation, and rehearsing effectively with a small group. Every student deserves the opportunity to perform at their highest potential, regardless of the size...

• Preface
• Guide to the Analytical Annotations
• CHAPTER 1 IDEAS OF CLOSURE
• 1.1 Closure in Literature
• 1.2 Closure in Music
• 1.2.1 Leonard Meyer
• 1.2.2 Kofi Agawu
• 1.2.3 Robert Hatten
• 1.2.4 Patrick McCreless
• 1.2.5 Mark Anson-Cartwright
• PART 1 THE CLASSICAL CADENCE
• CHAPTER 2 GENERAL CONCEPTS OF THE CLASSICAL CADENCE
• 2.1 Traditional Notions of Cadence
• 2.2 Cadence as Formal Closure
• 2.2.1 Formal Units Closed by Cadence; Cadence and Phrase
• 2.2.2 Cadence and Highe...