Troop Leader Resources

Resources & References: MUSIC

Books

Music and Bugling merit badge pamphlet
Burkholder, J. Peter, Donald Jay Grout, and Claude V. Palisca. A History of Western Music, 9th ed. W.W. Norton and Co., 2014.
Hindemith, Paul. The Craft of Musical Composition. Schott Publishing Co., 1984.

Websites
Country Music Association
DIY.org’s Instrument Maker Page
Drum Corps International
International Bluegrass Music Association
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
National Museum of American History – Misic and Musical Instruments
U.S. Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps
WannaLearn.com’s Building Musical Instruments Page

Related Program Features
Communication, Multimedia, Project Planning, and Spectator Sports

Photo and Illustration Credits
(violin, Scouting America file; Shutterstock.com, courtesy: music background, ©Artspace; phone, ©Maxx-Studio; saxophone, ©Zheltyshev; microphone, ©kak2s; trumpet, ©MIGUEL GARCIA SAAVEDRA)
(Scouting America file) (Shutterstock.com/©Stokkete, courtesy)

Acknowledgments
We are grateful to music educator Scott Winks, Vancouver, Washington, for helping to develop the Music program feature.