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Posture Chant – Quick Tip

Posture Chant – Quick Tip

Quick Tip! Here’s a Posture Chant to help remind your students of the correct posture…in a FUN way! Feet Flat,…
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Five Minute Drill – Fun Classroom Routines for Percussion

Five Minute Drill – Fun Classroom Routines for Percussion

Ralph Hicks and Eric Rath are not only music educators in the trenches, but they are also percussionists who have…
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Get your Band on Twitter! (And not for the reason you think…)

Get your Band on Twitter! (And not for the reason you think…)

Unless your school has a well established Twitter culture where all teachers/classes use it regularly, you’re probably not going to…
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Flute Embouchure:  Simple Steps for Great Success!

Flute Embouchure:  Simple Steps for Great Success!

Every band director wants their beginner flutists to have pure, full and beautiful tones.  Establishing a good flute embouchure is…
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The Best $3 Beginner Band Supply Ever

The Best $3 Beginner Band Supply Ever

What’s the best $3 beginner band supply students can have the first months of school? A mirror! You’ve probably heard…
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Stand Tags – for More than Just Learning Names

Stand Tags – for More than Just Learning Names

Do you need to learn 100 names in a very short time?  Try Stand Tags! By seeing the student’s names every…
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Common Match Grip Problems for Beginning Percussionists

Common Match Grip Problems for Beginning Percussionists

Just as attention is spent on the beginning wind player’s embouchure, equal attention must be spent on the beginning percussionist’s…
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