March Madness is here! While basketball fans gear up for the NCAA college basketball finals, why not bring a little…
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Beginner Band
Bridging the Second Year Gap
The second year of band, or the “gap” year, is as important as the first year. Since the novelty of…
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Beginning Band Building Blocks
One of my favorite parts about being a band director is that we are always learning ways to do things…
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5 S.M.A.R.T. Ideas to Retain This Year’s Beginners: A Primer for High School and Middle School Directors
This article is written as a follow-up to a session requested at a number of state MEA and national conferences…
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The Right Music at the Right Time: Finding Music that Fits Your Beginning Band
Teaching first-year band can be extremely rewarding, but it has unique challenges. The first year of playing an instrument brings…
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Kodály’s Prepare-Present-Practice Sequence Part I: Beginning Band
Kodály in secondary schools? Of course! The Kodály concept was brought to America in the 1960s and gained traction with…
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