As a young middle school and high school band director, I would often step off the podium at the end…
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Rehearsal Techniques
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
Have you ever struggled to prepare repertoire by the performance deadline? Over the course of years preparing various performances, be…
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Why Doesn’t My Band Sound Good?
For my first several years of teaching band, I wanted my bands to sound great. And I really wanted that…
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20 MORE Analogies That I Have Used With My Band (With Even More Love)That You (May) Have Not
Between my work for Band Directors Talk Shop and The Instrumentalist, I have had the honor to see over two dozen articles born…
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Is It Time for a Conducting Tune-up?
Is It Time for a Conducting Tune-up? Common Issues that Can Impede the Meaningful Waving of the Baton at Young…
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