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Young (New) Director

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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Band Directing – Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching

Band Directing – Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching

This is a continuation of yesterday’s post – the intro and first 8 lessons can be found here! 9. Remember…
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Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching

Lessons from Almost a Half-Century of Teaching

I’ve spent over seven decades on earth, with participation in music in each of them. Like anyone who has lived…
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