What is your best advice for concert and contest day preparation? – Readers’ Collaborative Post In our recent survey, we asked…
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Let Festivals Become Your Program’s BFF
Music festivals – they can be your worst nightmare, or your absolute best friend. In my thirty-five year teaching career,…
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Performance Preparation Plan
Have you ever struggled to prepare repertoire by the performance deadline? Over the course of years preparing various performances, be…
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A Letter to My Band Students on What Should Have Been our Contest Day
The following is a letter emailed by a band director to his students on the the day that would have…
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The Home Stretch of Contest Preparation
If preparing for concert contest (or any other performance) is like climbing a mountain, then the last 2-3 weeks is…
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How We Helped 98% of Our Title One Students Stay Eligible
If you’re reading this post, you probably teach in a Title One system and understand the challenges. Most of our…
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