The Cello, How It Works: A Practical Guide to Cello Ownership (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781475869125)

Michael J. Pagliaro is certified by the New York State Department of Education as a Teacher of Music (grades K-12), Supervisor of Secondary Education, Secondary School Principal, by the New York City Board of Education as Teacher of Orchestral Music and holds the degrees of B.S. in Music, M.A. in Music Education, M.S. in School Administration and Supervision, and Sc.D. in Musical Instrument Technology.

Dr. Pagliaro shares a lifetime of experience as a systematic musicologist as the author of The Musical Instrument Desk Reference: A Guide to How Band and Orchestral Instruments Work (Scarecrow Press, 2012); The Instrumental Music Director's Guide to Comprehensive Program Development (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014);The String Instrument Owner's Handbook (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015); Basic Elements of Music (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016); and The Brass Instrument Owner's Handbook (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).