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Starting A New Job: Ways To A Successful Start

Starting A New Job: Ways To A Successful Start

Starting a new position can be an exciting and challenging time. Walking into a new job can mean having new…
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How to Not Drive Yourself Crazy as a Young Teacher

How to Not Drive Yourself Crazy as a Young Teacher

Over the course of the next few weeks, thousands of young band directors will begin their first days in a…
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FREE Band Director’s Back-to-School Checklist

FREE Band Director’s Back-to-School Checklist

Wouldn’t it be great if you had a comprehensive checklist so you don’t forget one of the many important back-to-school…
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If I Knew Then What I Know Now…

If I Knew Then What I Know Now…

We all have said, “If I had it to do over…,” and followed that with a litany of what we…
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Surviving Your First Few Years of Teaching (TBA Archives)

Surviving Your First Few Years of Teaching (TBA Archives)

Are you in your first few years of teaching? Do you know someone who is? This is great advice! The…
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9 Rules and 4 Final Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching

9 Rules and 4 Final Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching

This the third post in this series – the first 8 lessons can be found here and lessons 9-15 can be…
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