Conduct Backwards? What? Do you ever get the feeling you are hearing what you want to hear in band rehearsal? …
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Sightreading Room Hints for Young Teachers
The following article os based on the UIL sightreading rules in Texas up through 2022. Those rules have since been…
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Airplane Mode – Practice Tips for the Modern Musician Part 2
This is the second post of a three part series about Practice tips for the Modern Musician. In my last…
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You Know You’re a Band Director When…
1. Turn signals blinking out of order drive you nuts. 2. You are perfectly comfortable telling kids to dump spit…
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Measure Mix-Up – Teaching Beginning Band with Games
This Measure Mix-Up game will involve moving around and working as a team. I suggest that students do not have…
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Diagnosing Brass Tension and Helping Students Achieve a Better Sound.
This is the 2nd part of a post about brass tension – read part 1 here. Diagnosing the Real Cause…
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Simple Steps to Teaching Flute Vibrato
Teaching flute vibrato is a crucial aspect of developing flute players. This post gives a step-by-step to introducing the youngest…
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