Have you ever heard the saying that in 5 years you’ll be the same person you are except for the…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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BandDirectorsTalkShop.com Guest Author Guidelines
The current guest article guidelines are below. They are always being tweaked and edited as needed, so please be prepared…
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Things They Don’t Tell You About Being a Band Director
Here are a few things people forget to tell you about being a band director… 1 Someone has to set…
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