Power of the Winds Publications, LLC is a small publishing company dedicated to the education of the music student.
It is owned and operated by Bill Simon.
Band Director and Arranger
Bill Simon has been arranging elementary and middle school band music for 35 years. During the past 35 years, he has taught band at several Wisconsin schools, including: Medford High School, Alma Area Schools, and all of the Eau Claire middle schools.
Presenter and Educator
Bill has given presentations on teaching beginning band and middle school band at the state and regional levels. He has studied arranging with Dominic Spera, Ron Keezer, Ivar Lunde and Michael Cunningham.
Bill has earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.
In 1994 he began Power of the Winds Publications. Since that time Bill’s music has been chosen for both the concert band and ensemble recommended music lists by WSMA (Wisconsin School Music Association). His beginning band method series, “Power of the Winds,” is used by many schools in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Guam (yes, Guam.)
A Message from Bill
Thank you for visiting PoweroftheWinds.com!
You should know first and foremost that I am a music educator. I have been a band director for thirty years and have taught at all grade levels. These arrangements are the result of my commitment to good teaching. I have created them with my band students in mind. All of the full band arrangements were written for my students. They answer a need—specific technical practice, melodic development, or to feature those “forgotten” sections.
My students have performed all of these arrangements in various concerts. My arrangements have been proven to help students improve, challenging them, teaching them, and showing them that making music is fun!
I hope you can find something you like that will suit your needs as a music educator. All of my arrangements have happened because of a need that could not be met by the major publishers.
What do you need for your band? What type of music can’t you find anywhere else? Let me know – I may be able to help! Contact me anytime…