Rehearsal Techniques Archives - Band Directors Talk Shop https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/category/rehearsal-techniques/ Learn. Share. Inspire. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:24:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2-2-150x150.png Rehearsal Techniques Archives - Band Directors Talk Shop https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/category/rehearsal-techniques/ 32 32 Scale of the Week! (Quick Tip) https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/scale-of-the-week-quick-tip/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/scale-of-the-week-quick-tip/#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:22:31 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=13805 Looking for a way to rotate through the scales and improve technique? Consider assigning a scale of the week. Teach or review it on Monday, practice it Tues/Wed/Thur and assess it on Friday. Ideas for assessments: Hear one section at a time. Play “drop out.“ Play “drop out” speed version (speed up the met until ... Read More about Scale of the Week! (Quick Tip)

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/scale-of-the-week-quick-tip/feed/ 0 Universal Design for Learning Approaches to Include ALL Band Students: From the Perspective of a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Band Director https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/universal-design-for-learning-approaches-to-include-all-band-students-from-the-perspective-of-a-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-band-director/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/universal-design-for-learning-approaches-to-include-all-band-students-from-the-perspective-of-a-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-band-director/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:52:29 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=13369 Approximately 20% of Americans experience some level or type of hearing loss, and many of these individuals are musicians. The author of this article, a veteran middle school band director with moderate to severe hearing loss who has been wearing hearing aids for thirty years, will share applicable strategies that will enhance the music learning ... Read More about Universal Design for Learning Approaches to Include ALL Band Students: From the Perspective of a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Band Director

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/universal-design-for-learning-approaches-to-include-all-band-students-from-the-perspective-of-a-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-band-director/feed/ 0 Pedagogical Practices to Maximize Precious Rehearsal Time! https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/pedagogical-practices-to-maximize-precious-rehearsal-time/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/pedagogical-practices-to-maximize-precious-rehearsal-time/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:57:08 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=12893 When I recently gave this presentation at Midwest, my audience survey reflected the wide discrepancy in the amount of rehearsal time that exists at all school levels throughout the country. Despite the limited time we get to teach a larger number of students than an average class size, we are the only subject that has ... Read More about Pedagogical Practices to Maximize Precious Rehearsal Time!

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/pedagogical-practices-to-maximize-precious-rehearsal-time/feed/ 0 Tuning – It’s Not Just the Director’s Responsibility https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/tuning-its-not-just-the-directors-responsibility/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/tuning-its-not-just-the-directors-responsibility/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:27:27 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=12605 As Directors, we cannot assume that the students understand what being in tune really is in the ensemble. In a band rehearsal, maintaining pitch accuracy is essential for producing a cohesive and productive rehearsal. Too many times directors get into the rut of taking on the intonation responsibilities of every student in the room. This ... Read More about Tuning – It’s Not Just the Director’s Responsibility

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/tuning-its-not-just-the-directors-responsibility/feed/ 0 What Is The Most Meaningful Piece of “Band Director Advice” You Have Been Given? https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/what-is-the-most-meaningful-piece-of-band-director-advice-you-have-been-given/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/what-is-the-most-meaningful-piece-of-band-director-advice-you-have-been-given/#respond Sat, 06 May 2023 23:37:52 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=12181 In our recent survey, we asked Band Directors Talk Shop readers, “What is the most meaningful piece of “Band Director Advice” you have been given?” With hundreds of responses to the survey, we came up with this categorized list of some of your answers. Thanks so much to all of our readers who took time to fill out ... Read More about What Is The Most Meaningful Piece of “Band Director Advice” You Have Been Given?

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/what-is-the-most-meaningful-piece-of-band-director-advice-you-have-been-given/feed/ 0 Musical Collaboration Builds Unity from Diversity https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/musical-collaboration-builds-unity-from-diversity/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/musical-collaboration-builds-unity-from-diversity/#respond Sat, 06 Aug 2022 15:28:46 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=11572 Presented for the Band Division at the 2022 TMEA convention in San Antonio, the session focused on methods to build unity and collaboration in today’s classrooms.  Students from diverse backgrounds, cultures, socio-economic groups and learning styles provide the opportunity to gain experience, learn cooperation, strengthen musical paths and build teams for a great band program. ... Read More about Musical Collaboration Builds Unity from Diversity

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/musical-collaboration-builds-unity-from-diversity/feed/ 0 A Fundamental Approach to Teaching Individual Listening & Playing Responsibilities https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/a-fundamental-approach-to-teaching-individual-listening-playing-responsibilities/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/a-fundamental-approach-to-teaching-individual-listening-playing-responsibilities/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:02:20 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=11288 A Fundamental Approach to Teaching Individual Listening & Playing Responsibilities Developing strong ensemble skills must start during the beginner year by developing independent musicians through counting skills, aural skills, and technique. Creating traditions, systems, skill sets, a culture of sectionals, a private lesson program, and acquiring knowledge is the basis for student led instruction. There ... Read More about A Fundamental Approach to Teaching Individual Listening & Playing Responsibilities

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/a-fundamental-approach-to-teaching-individual-listening-playing-responsibilities/feed/ 0 Building Balance, Taming Tone, and Making Cents of Intonation https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/building-balance-taming-tone-and-making-cents-of-intonation/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/building-balance-taming-tone-and-making-cents-of-intonation/#respond Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:06:25 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=11068 These three concepts: Balance – Tone – Intonation, are considered a trio so to speak. All three share a symbiotic relationship in which each benefits the other. The ability to play in tune is a skill that cannot be adequately developed until a student is able to consistently play with a characteristic tone and proper ... Read More about Building Balance, Taming Tone, and Making Cents of Intonation

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/building-balance-taming-tone-and-making-cents-of-intonation/feed/ 0 The Ringmaster: Programming, Rehearsing, and Conducting the Beginning Band https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/the-ringmaster-programming-rehearsing-and-conducting-the-beginning-band/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/the-ringmaster-programming-rehearsing-and-conducting-the-beginning-band/#respond Sat, 20 Nov 2021 16:10:59 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=11051 In the realm of beginning band, there are many different forms the first school year of instruction can take. How can we make that vital foundation best suit our students, given the high level of variation in our programs? Clearly, the most important tool in your collection is your knowledge and how you express and ... Read More about The Ringmaster: Programming, Rehearsing, and Conducting the Beginning Band

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]]> https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/the-ringmaster-programming-rehearsing-and-conducting-the-beginning-band/feed/ 0 Making the Most of Listening https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/making-the-most-of-listening/ https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/making-the-most-of-listening/#respond Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:14:57 +0000 https://banddirectorstalkshop.com/?p=10967 Great recordings–are you using them in your teaching? We are fortunate to have a wealth of high-quality band recordings that are easy to obtain. Probably every director would agree that if their students listen to great compositions played by awesome concert bands, they will play better. However, directors are held back by mental debates like ... Read More about Making the Most of Listening

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