Rock Coach: A Practical Guide for Teaching Rock Bands in Schools

Winner of the TCK Publishing Reader's Choice Award 2018 for Best Advice Book!

Music Teachers, you cannot afford to pass this up.

This book will guide you through the tried-and-true best practices for starting a rock band at your school from the first audition to the final concert and give you the practical skills you will need to become a successful rock coach. From the basics of playing each rock band instrument, to how rock music is traditionally learned and transmitted, to the step-by-step process of forming a classroom or extracurricular rock ensemble, this book has it all. Learning how to coach a rock band can take years of trial and error but this book helps you bypass that step and get right to being the best rock coach you can be. You don’t need to be a rock star to be a great rock coach! If you are new to teaching rock music or if you have lots of experience but are unsure as to where to go next, this book is for you.

Rock Coach is a government-approved resource for teachers in the following Canadian Provinces and Territories:

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Yukon

Prince Edward Island

Others

This book is used as course material in a number of Music Education programs around North America including the University of Southern California.

Scroll up and order your copy today!

Steve Giddings is a music teacher in Prince Edward Island, Canada with a passion for including rock bands in schools to engage learners in music in an exciting way and to help modernize music education programs. His website, stevesmusicroom.com is dedicated to providing resources and professional development for music educators from Canada and around the world. He has published multiple articles on coaching rock bands, and creativity in the music classroom. He holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum Studies in Music Education from Acadia University and has had a part in developing music curriculum for Island teachers. He can be reached at steve@stevesmusicroom.com.