Music educators at any grade level know what it’s like: you’re rehearsing music, you did not think it was too…
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How to Teach FOCUSED Listening
In our survey, we asked Band Directors Talk Shop readers “What is the best phrase, analogy or activity you’ve ever…
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Helping Flute Students Adjust to Braces
Getting braces can be a pretty traumatic experience for a student who plays the flute. I have had kids come…
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Redefining SUCCESS in Middle School Band
The dream job. It’s why most of us began teaching. It is what we aspire to have. A perfectly balanced…
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Get Banded! – 3 Free Resources for Band Directors (that you might not know about)
We are so excited to share 3 FREE resources available through our new business partner, KHS America! 1. “Get Banded”…
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Does Your Band Sound Better from the Back?
It was 1982. I was three hours into the first rehearsal of guest conducting this wonderful high school band in…
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Demystifying the Double Tongue Technique
Articulation is something that brass players must practice on a daily basis. There are many types of articulation, legato to…
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