Have you ever heard the saying that in 5 years you'll be the same person you are except for the people you meet and the books you read? Change who you'll be in 5 years - hey, change you you'll be in 1 month - by checking out one or more of these books. These 'books for band directors' cover a ... Read More about 6 Books for Band Directors to Read
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Social Media for Your Ensembles
The life of a band director is a busy one. Planning, sectionals, concerts, paperwork, parent conferences, administration, putting out fires, and the list goes on. Fortunately, we’ve all got publicists that follow us around to keep our band families up to date on coming events and share great news ... Read More about Social Media for Your Ensembles
9 Rules and 4 Final Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching
This the third post in this series – the first 8 lessons can be found here and lessons 9-15 can be found here. 16. Provide your students with opportunities for individual growth. In Texas two activities supply this opportunity: TMEA auditions and UIL Solo and Ensemble contest. While these are ... Read More about 9 Rules and 4 Final Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching
Band Directing – Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching
This is a continuation of yesterday's post - the intro and first 8 lessons can be found here! 9. Remember that your class may not be the most important thing in your students’ lives on a particular day. Keep things in rational perspective. Your rehearsal room should be inviting and safe. The ... Read More about Band Directing – Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching
Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching
I’ve spent over seven decades on earth, with participation in music in each of them. Like anyone who has lived this long, I’ve learned a lot of lessons along the way. And now, after 49 years of teaching elementary music, junior high and middle school band, high school band and orchestra, university ... Read More about Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching
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The current guest article guidelines are below. They are always being tweaked and edited as needed, so please be prepared to be flexible. Everything we do is in the best interest of the readers! Thank you. Guest Author Guidelines: All of our core contributors and most of our guest contributors ... Read More about BandDirectorsTalkShop.com Guest Author Guidelines
