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Techniques to Improve Tone Quality in Your Band

Techniques to Improve Tone Quality in Your Band

Developing the best tone quality is essential when getting your students ready for any performance. Having the best tone quality…
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Build Your Warm-Up, Build Your Band – Part 3

Build Your Warm-Up, Build Your Band – Part 3

This is the third article of a series discussing the process of building a warm-up that will grow your group’s…
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Build Your Warm-Up, Build Your Band – Part 2

Build Your Warm-Up, Build Your Band – Part 2

This is the second article of a series discussing the process of building a warm-up that will grow your group’s…
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Podium Deafness

Podium Deafness

As a young middle school and high school band director, I would often step off the podium at the end…
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Teaching Beginners Conducting Gestures

Teaching Beginners Conducting Gestures

How do you teach beginners what your conducting means? During my 29 years of being a band director, I have…
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Performance Preparation Plan

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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