Episode

4 best sources for quality repertoire and how to use them

1. Repertoire lists

• State lists & festival lists
• Teaching Music Through Performance Comprehensive List (2019) - Band, Orchestra & Choir
• Frank Ticheli's List in the MBM Times Magazines
• Best Music for High School Band (book)
• Best Music for Young Band (book)
• World Association for Symphonic Bands & Ensembles
• Tim Reynish (UK Conductor)
• Colour-FULL music
• Composer Diversity Database

2. Member-contributed content sites

• Windrep.org
• Band Directors Facebook Group

3. A shortlist of quality publishers (not the usual suspects!)

• Brolga Music Publishing (Australia)
• Maecenas Music (UK)
• Piles Music (Spain)
• Manhattan Beach Music (USA)
• Bandquest - American Composer's Forum (USA)
• Windependence - Boosey & Hwakes
• FJH Music (US)
• Grand Mesa Music (US)
• C Alan Publications (US)
• G&M Brand (UK)
• Barnhouse (US)
• DeHaske/Amstel (Europe)
• Bravo Music (Japan)

4. Self-published composers

• Steven Bryant
• Michael Markowski
• Jodie Blackshaw
• James Stephenson

Template for your own repertoire list

4 do's and don'ts of researching repertoire

1. Don't just research pieces and composers you already know
2. Don't just listen to one recording
3. Do listen all the way through
4. Do look at the score

Action Steps

1. Start your own repertoire list. Download the template and start entering pieces you've done and pieces you're considering for your ensemble.
2. Visit a publisher you haven't heard of before and go through the detective process. Select a piece you don't know that's at your ensemble's level and listen through with the score. Add it to your repertoire list.

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