The life of a band director is busy – sometimes insanely so. We’re responsible for rehearsals, logistics, assessments, and tasked…
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Rehearsal Techniques
Rhythmic Placement – Playing With Musicality
You turn to the flute player who has the solo and reminder her to play soloistically, dolce. She looks at…
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The Building Blocks to a Successful Music Performance: The Objective Rehearsal and Beyond
The most profound revelation for me as a musician came when I left the role of secondary music educator to…
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What To Do When Band Kids Don’t Get It
Music educators at any grade level know what it’s like: you’re rehearsing music, you did not think it was too…
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Does Your Band Sound Better from the Back?
It was 1982. I was three hours into the first rehearsal of guest conducting this wonderful high school band in…
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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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