About Michael’s Books

 

Everything You Should Know about Musical Instruments (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 1992). Michael’s first book was used as a text for the West Point band instrument repair program.

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The Violin: How It Works (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2002). A simple introduction to the technology of the violin. 

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The Flute: How It Works (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2003). An easy-to-understand explanation of how a flute works.

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The Violin Workbook (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2004). An activity-centered book of exercises that  introduces the violin to young violin students.   

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The Musical Instrument Desk Reference (Scarecrow Press, 2012). A one-stop shop reference tool for the working musician who needs a quick, visually-rich reference guide to band and orchestral instruments.

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The Instrumental Music Director’s Guide to Comprehensive Program Development (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014). A guide to building a successful instrumental music program using readily available resources.

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Basic Elements of Music (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016).  This survey of the basic elements of music is written on an introductory level but with erudition worthy of serious study. This is not a book for dummies.

 

The following Owner’s Handbook series is a source for information on

all aspects of ownership of the subject instrument

 for both the uninitiated and advanced players.

 

The String Instrument Owner’s Handbook (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)

The Brass Instrument Owner’s Handbook (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)

The Woodwind Instrument Owner’s Handbook (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2017)

The Percussion Instrument Owner’s Handbook (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2017)

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Michael and Marie joined forces to write The Companion Book series which introduces young students to information not usually found in traditional instrumental music method books. When used concurrently with any method book, the student’s learning experience is expanded beyond that of “learning how to play” to include topics relevant to the subject instrument.

 

The Companion Book For The Violin (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2018)

The Companion Book For The Flute (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2018)

The Companion Book For The Clarinet (Ardsley Scholastic Press, 2018)

More to come...

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