Gary E. Smith’s achievements and reputation in the career of music education is prolific with over 60 years of experience and counting. It has earned him one of the highest honors of being elected the next president of the American Band Masters Association (ABA) in 2018.
First published in 1984, The System–Marching Band Methods by Gary E. Smith is a comprehensive marching band instruction textbook intended for music students, colorguard, drum majors, college music majors and band directors. This textbook covers all the knowledge for building a new, improving an existing, and maintaining an outstanding marching band program. It is also co-authored by many leading band directors and specialists in various fields of music education. Over the years, the book has undergone many revisions. This 2016 edition has been completely redesigned and contains a substantial amount of new content–including diagrams and images.
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