Audition music. Like it or LOVE it, the individual accountability and preparation of this stuff helps mold our little musicians…
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Archives for September 2016
Plickers for Band
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. You ask your class a question and wait for hands to appear. Most…
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Blowing Between the Notes: The Fine Art of Flute Legato
In the first couple years of playing, I’m satisfied if my private students learn to play all the notes through…
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First Steps of Snare Drum (Part 2)
In my last article, I spent a great deal of time focused on getting the student to set up the…
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Working With District Initiatives, Not Against
A great number of decisions are made without us music teachers in mind, both at the district and campus levels. …
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Clarinet Embouchure: How I Teach Clarinet Embouchure
How I Teach Clarinet Embouchure This is written in a very conversational tone because it is taken from a…
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Teaching Snare Drum, Day One
Teaching Snare Drum, Day One. We all know that those very first moments of instruction and learning on a new…
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