The Instrumentalist
August 1986-July 1987, vol. 41
FEATURE ARTICLES
Alexander Schneider – Creating Powerful Music / Hannah Hanani, Dec. 24
The Arnold Jacobs Legacy / Richard H. Erb, Apr. 22
The Arnold Jacobs Legacy / Ron Hasselmann, Mar. 16
The Art of Confrontation / Shirley Strohm Mullins, Oct. 17
Behold the Lowly March – Attacca! Part II / Harry Begian, Aug. 21
Choosing a Computer / Bruce P. Mahin, June 23
Come to the Mardi Gras! / Arthur Hardy, Oct. 22
Del Gesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring / Laurence Sisk, Feb. 23
Digital Composition / Bruce Mahin, Dec. 15
The Festival at Sandpoint: Artistic Training for Young Conductors / Harvey Hess, July 17
Fund-Raising Ideas Ripe for the Picking / Josiah Darnell, Apr. 27
Getting Through the Maze / Stephen Marcone, May 32
The Grand Old Lady of 57th Street / Carol Montparker, Apr. 12
Is Jazz Popular Music? / Mark C. Gridley, Mar. 18
Lifetime Listener / Frederick Fennell, Oct. 12
Lifetime Listener – The Eastman Years / Frederick Fennell, Dec. 19
Lifetime Listener – Growing as a Conductor / Frederick Fennell, Apr. 38
A Look at the National Jazz Service Organization / Victoria Sharpley, Dec. 12
Looking Forward: Electronic Music in the Classroom / Donn Laurence Mills, Nov. 20
Medical Help for Musicians: A New Specialty / Alice G. Brandfonbrener, M.D., May 28
No Pass/No Play / Robert Floyd, Apr. 33
Overcoming Audition Jitters / Ruth Lupul, Jan. 22
Peer Discipline / Edward Cannava, Oct. 21
Pioneers in String Education: The Genius of Samuel Applebaum / G. Jean Smith, Sept. 30
Pioneers in String Education: The Legacy of Paul Rolland / G. Jean Smith, Jan. 25
Summit Brass: Moving Musical Mountains / Sept. 17
Where’s the Groove? / Lee Bash, Nov. 24
FIVE-STAR ESSAYS
A Case for the Bass / Gary Karr, Apr. 18
Composer-Performer-Publisher-Audience: A Quadraphonic Relationship / Alfred Reed, July 22
Oboists, Exhale Before Playing / Joseph Robinson, May 23
INTERVIEWS
Claude T. Smith on Composing, Conducting, and the Art of Teaching /
John Thomson, James Warrick, Jan. 36
David Baker: Jazz Advocate / Eunice Lockhart-Moss, Elaine Guregian, Dec. 10
Henry Mancini – Making Film Score Magic / Lida Belt Baker, Mar. 10
The Intriguing World of Janos Starker / Shirley Strohm Mullins, Nov. 12
Jorge Mester – Transmitting the Art of Conducting / Hannah Hanani, May 18
Maurice André – Le Trompettiste Extraordinaire / Donn Laurence Mills, Feb. 18
Morton Gould: Musical Citizen / Harvey Phillips, July 10
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg: Running Hard / Judith Wyatt, Jan. 16
The Paradox of Pierre Boulez / Dennis Polkow, June 14
Philip Jones: The Prince of Brass / Vincent Cichowicz, Aug. 10
GENERAL
Achieving That Elusive “Big Band” Sound / James Warrick, Oct. 44
Arrangements for School and Youth Orchestras / Paul H. Kirby, May 38
Bach and the Music Director / John W. Knight, Dec. 46
Band Director Burnout – “Strategies for Survival”/ R. Jack Mercer, Jane R. Mercer, Nov. 44
Battle of the Brass Bands / Jeanne Pacchiana, May 80
Beyond Performance: Jazz History / Robert Morsch, Aug. 57
Chicago’s Musical Instrument Bank / Oct. 34
Choosing a Music School / Bernard J. Dobroski, Oct. 82
Choosing a Rhythmic Vocabulary / Margaret Dee Merrion, Dec. 72
Commissioning Electronic Composers / Larry D. Allen, July 30
Concert Etiquette / David C. Hunt, Ron Berg, Apr. 93
Create a Band Handbook that Works / Ed Cannava, Aug. 31
Emparata Overture: A Second Look / Arnald D. Gabriel, Jan. 48
Eye-Catching Rehearsal Marks / Fredrick Roeder, Apr. 76
Get Ready, Get Set, Get Hired! / Barbara Prentice, July 45
The 40th Annual Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic / Judy Nelson, Nov. 38
How to Become a Professional Freelance Musician / Nicholas Drozdoff, Sept. 47
I’m Losing Only Ten Seniors… / Stuart J. Ling, Apr. 66
A Letter from Paul Rolland /Jan. 33
Memories of Marching on Liberty Weekend / Robert Clyne, Jan. 71
Mental Practice Techniques / Stewart L. Ross, Mar. 34
Music in the Military / Dennis K. Blair, Nov. 54
The Notochords – Mayo Clinic’s Musical Medics / William M. Marinac, May 54
The Not-So-Silent Menace / Ed Solomon, Oct. 24
Practice Techniques / David T. Hanke, Dec. 52
Preparing a Portfolio / David C. Hunt, Dec. 30
Programming Tips from a Pro / Sharon Davis Gratto, May 95
Resolving Program Conflicts / Paul H. Kirby, Mar. 28
Retired Music Masters: Life after the Podium / Fred Leist, Aug. 52
Selecting Music for Young Bands / Barbara Prentice, Sept. 55
The Shawn Walsh Revelation / Gregory B. Rudgers, Nov. 30
So You Want To Be a Band Director?/ Russ Haag, Oct. 64
Speaking with Authority / Barbara Prentice, Mar. 42
Stressing Fundamentals / Donald DeRoche, Jan. 56
Summer Tasks for the First-Year Band Director / Roger R. Rideout, July 50
Supervising Student Teachers / Manny Brand, Nov. 42
Surviving the Opening of School / Barbara Prentice, Aug. 30
Synthesizer Ensembles: An Idea for the Eighties / Samuel Magrill, June 32
Track Sheets for Tough Classrooms / Dave Berry, Dec. 39
The Winds of Change / Donn Laurence Mills, Sept. 38
A Tribute to John Philip Sousa – Update / Oct. 60
Vision and Music Making / Frank Kowalsky, Nov. 58
CONDUCTING
Score Preparation / Sonja Rehbein, June 56
Who Trains the Trainer? / Geoffrey Brand, Aug. 73
BRASS
The Band Director’s Guide to the Stopped Horn / Darwin E. Walker, Nov. 53
Basic Maintenance for the Rotary Valve Tuba / John J. Swain, July 34
Intonation on Brass Instruments / Christopher Doane, May 62
On Trombone Vibrato / Donald Wittekind, Mar. 46
PERCUSSION
Can You Play Glockenspiel? / Jeanine Smith, Dec. 76
Stickings Revisited / David R. Vose, Apr. 52
Timpani Sizes and Ranges / John ]. Papastefan, June 64
STRINGS
Cello Fundamentals / Daniel Kazez, July 56
Interview with Janos Négyesy / Bruce P. Mahin, June 60
Teaching the Sautillé / Tyrone Greive, Apr. 55
WOODWIND
Achieving Success on Bass Clarinet / Richard A. Hornsby, Mar. 50
Circular Breathing: You Can Do It / Robert Dick, Feb. 62
Diagnosis and Prescription – à la Adorján / Kathleen Goll-Wilson, May 74
Does Anybody Have a Reed? / Anne E. Stanford, August 82
Flute Master Classes / Kathleen Trahan, April 72
What Ever Happened to the C Melody Saxophone? / Wally Horwood, Nov. 76
COMPUTERS
Aural Skills Trainer / Marcus L. Neiman, May 88
Business Uses of Computers / Bruce P. Mahin, Feb. 52
CAMUS: Melodic Dictation / Marcus L. Neiman, Jan. 77
Clef Notes, Music Flash Cards / Marcus L. Neiman, Dec. 92
Early Music Skills / Marcus L. Neiman, Feb. 12
Electronic Pioneers / John C. Paulson, June 40
Music, MIDI, and Manufacturers / June 67
Music Printer / Duane Tutaj, Oct. 70
Personal Composer / Robert L. Riggs, June 72
The Rhythm Machine / Marcus L. Neiman, Sept. 95
Running a Computer in the Bandroom / Paul D. Swan, Aug. 46
Swan Software / Marcus L. Neiman, Nov. 93
Tuner Intonation Drill, Interval Drillmaster, Double Reed Fingerings / Marcus L. Neiman, Aug. 49
IDEA EXCHANGE
Choosing a Private Teacher / James Franklin Sitterly, Aug. 81
Memorizing is a Tricky Business / Carol J. Binkowski, Oct. 36
Tryout Techniques / Roland Barrett, May 100
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
Put a Student on Your Podium / The Old Band Director, Dec 90
Strangers at My Table / Ed Solomon, May 92
MUSIC ON THE MOVE
The Ganelin Trio / Elaine Guregian, Sept. 111
Praise Jerusalem! / John Norberg, July 58
Swedish Army Tattoo / Commander Donald Stauffer, Apr. 78
CHALLENGE
Aesthetic Education – A Defense for Band and Orchestra Directors / Kerry Hart, Dec. 96
In Defense of Electronic Music / Bruce P. Mahin, July 92
Electronic Music Will Never Make Me Cry! / Jennifer Zobelein, June 80
Finding a Home for the Marching Band / Kim Holston, Bradley Lampe, Sept. 116
Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Rewards of Music Education /Gregory B. Rudgers, Apr. 96
Jazz Studies – A Welcome Addition to Music Education / Tom Shah, Mar. 96
Let’s Get Involved with Our Future / Frank Bencriscutto, May 102
Let’s Hear It for Honesty / Laurence Sisk, Feb. 60
Let’s Set Our Sights High / David Rockefeller, Nov. 100
“No Exit” – Existential Marching / Rollan Masciarelli, Oct. 112
Turn-Around Specialists – Next up at Unemployment Lines / Jan. 80
Wanted: Quality Band Literature / Dan Black, Aug. 84
ANNUAL FEATURES
Annual Directory of Summer Camps, Clinics, and Workshops / Mar. 58
Annual Index / July 84
Association News / Aug. 76, Sept. 104, Oct. 107, Dec. 70, Feb. 70, 72, May 99, July 89
Buyer’s Guide / July 72
Directory of Music Organizations / Sept. 78
Directory of Music Schools / Oct. 85
Directory of Music Schools – Addendum / Nov. 64
N.B.A. Journal / Oct. 55
N.S.O.A. Bulletin / Feb. 43
The 1986 School Instrument Music Budget Survey / Polly Hansen, Aug. 26
What’s New in the Music Industry? / Feb. 31