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Beginning of Year

Practice and Motivation ‘Posters’

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Band Registration Day

Band Registration Day

Do you feel like you spend the first week of school dealing with paperwork, t-shirts, assigning lockers and updating information? …
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Teaching Students Proper Instrument Care

Teaching Students Proper Instrument Care

One of the most important things we teach our students in the first week of school is proper instrument care….
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Keeping Ensemble Drills Interesting at the Beginning of the Year

Keeping Ensemble Drills Interesting at the Beginning of the Year

It’s finally here. After a summer full of hot days, family vacations, Minecraft and Fortnite, our students will come bounding…
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Proactive Classroom Management: The Beginning of the Year

Proactive Classroom Management: The Beginning of the Year

There is no better time to establish a cooperative, well-managed classroom than the first week of school. Everything from how…
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Taming the Beast – The Middle School Non-Varsity Band:  Overcoming “Summer Brain” and “Summer Chops”

Taming the Beast – The Middle School Non-Varsity Band:  Overcoming “Summer Brain” and “Summer Chops”

It’s the first week back to school and all of your non-varsity band kids are chomping at the bit to…
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