Publications

The following documents are available for viewing by NCBA members only. You will be asked for a login and password.

• Band It's Not Just about Music - A short list extolling the non-musical virtues of participating in a band.
• What the Church Musician Needs to Know about Elementary Band Students
  An article written by John Badsing for those well-meaning, but sometimes misinformed, church organists, choir directors, and general music teachers who occasionally and appropriately use our band students for school music programs and school or parish liturgies.
• Commissioning a Work for your Band:
  What You Need to Know
  A clinic presentation by composer, Reber Clark.
• Competency Based Instruction and the Band Director
  How to talk to an administrator in his terms.
• Developing A Philosophy for the Catholic School Band
  How to defend your band program before it is too late.
• Funding the Parochial School Band
  A Guide for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents
  (PDF document - requires the free Adobe Reader software. )
• Growth Happens
  Written to parents explaining the value and necessity of practice.
• NCBA Instrument of Self-Evaluation
  A self-administered survey of professional growth for the band director - can be used to demonstrate professional growth to an administrator. For a printer-friendly version of this document (a PDF file), click here.
• NCBA Position Statement
  A document justifying and defining the teaching of instrumental music in the Catholic schools - useful when defending the existence of a band program.
• Public Relations and You
  PR tips and techniques written by a public relations professional.
• Selecting a Beginning Band Series
  Questions to consider when selecting or changing band methods.
• The Selection of a Trombone-Euphonium Mouthpiece
  Suggestions for the serious trombone or euphonium student.
• Suggested Music for a Religious or Joyous Celebration
  77 titles graded with comments (2000).
• A Systematic Approach to Practice
  A practice philosophy for the serious student.
• What a Music Program Can Do for You
  Written by the principal of a Catholic high school.
• Why Study Music
  A response to the question "Why should we study music?" Directed to junior high and high school students. Also good recruiting material to send to parents.
• Why Teach Music
  A short list of all the many reasons that teaching music is important for our students and our society.

Home