Are you looking for FREE band director professional development hours of clinics that will ACTUALLY impact your teaching? Have you enjoyed watching the Band Directors Workshop clinics broadcast live from West Texas A&M University in July each year? We’re changing it up a bit for 2025 and offering TONS of the previous clinics for you so you can pick and choose what you need the most.
Please share this incredible resource with others who may need it! Fine Arts Administrators may find this highly valuable as well for band director professional development days.
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WT is not able to provide certificates for online credit, but you may self-track for your own records with THIS FORM.
Instrument Specific Clinics:
Navigating the Flute – Dr. Lyndsay Eiben
Flute 101 – Dr. Helen Blackburn
Teaching Flute – Dr. Gary Garner
Teaching Oboe – Dr. Kathleen Carter Bell
Teaching Clarinet – Doug Storey
Teaching Saxophone – Dr. James Barger
Teaching Bassoon – Dr. Connor Bell
Teaching Trumpet – David Lough
Trumpet Pedagogy – Dick Clardy
Teaching Horn – Dr. Guglielmo Manfredi
Teaching Trombone – Dr. John Shanks
Euphinity and Beyond: Teaching Euphonium – Johnathan Strayhan
Teaching Tuba – John De La Garza
Teaching Beginning Percussion for the Non-Percussionist – Kristen Seale
Keeping Percussionists Engaged in Band – Eric Rath
Variety of Topics:
Get it Together! Creative Ways to Improve Ensemble Precision – Russ Teweleit (May not be available in some areas)
How Embracing Routine Saved Me from Burnout – Eric Rath
Conducting Change: Collaborative Advocacy for Music Programs – Daniel Loudenback
Beginning Band FUNdamentals – Tamarie Sayger
Compliance vs. Engagement: Maximizing Student Engagement
Sound Sculpting: Breath, Tone & Flexibility – Jeff Whitaker, Trey Burnes, Lyndsay Eiben
Navigating Change – Ginger Denney
Creating your Ultimate Concert Cycle – Bill Harden
Teaching Heterogeneous Beginners – Brad Roberts
Swingin’ From the Start: Building a Jazz Band from Scratch – John Liner
One Word: Tone – Michael Roberts
Bands in a Small, Rural Community – John Carroll & John Mireles
Memories from 80 Years of Music Education – Dr. Gary Garner
Culture vs. Compliance – Anthony Rivera
Turning Those ‘Tough Kids’ Into Those ‘Music Kids’ You Love – Annette Mitchell
Key Signature & Scale Process – Donna O’Bryant
Beginning to Band: Approaching Beginning Band with the End in Mind – Michael Roberts
Developing Articulation Through Mid & High School – Jordan Freeman & Anthony Rivera
Classes that Captivate – Jim Shaw
Creating a Positive Band Culture through Student Leadership – Ginger Denney
Google Form (Intermediate) – Britni Nuckols
Google Sheets (Advanced) – Britni Nuckols
Fundamentals, Routine & Culture – Jordan Freeman & Taryn McMillan
Band LITerature – Programming for Young Ensembles – Jim Shaw
Longer Clinics:
A Few Thoughts About Band – Dr. Gary Garner
More Thoughts About Band (Continued) – Dr. Gary Garner
Garner Fingering Clinic Part 1 – Dr. Gary Garner
Fingering Clinic Part 2 (continued) – Dr. Gary Garner
Inch Wide, Mile Deep – Workshop Participants
These include tons of quick tips from participants from around the country – many practical ideas!)
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