One of the many hats that band directors wear is as a liaison between your band families and local music…
Read More
Beginning of Year
Navigating the 90-Minute Block Schedule with Beginners
Teaching a 90-minute middle school band class can seem daunting, especially if you have never done it before. It can…
Read More
Solving the Woodwind Puzzle: 5 Instruments, 3 Big Ideas
Woodwind Fingering Principles A few simple concepts about woodwind fingering can put the lion’s share of the confusion to rest….
Read More
Boosting Up the Beginning Band Basics: Techniques for Developing High Student Engagement, Motivation and Accountability for Low Socio-Economic Students
Boosting up the Student-Teacher Relationship. Teaching students how to treat each other and how to treat adults should be always…
Read More
How to Not Drive Yourself Crazy as a Young Teacher
Over the course of the next few weeks, thousands of young band directors will begin their first days in a…
Read More
Effective Band Director Techniques for Teaching in Title I Schools
Beginning As a high school band director, I have taught in minority communities with students of low socioeconomic status. Poverty,…
Read More
