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Teaching Strategies to Evaluate Band Students

Every day that we teach, we want our students to become better musicians. One of the best ways to do that is to evaluate band students consistently and frequently. In larger classes of students with multiple instruments, it can be a great challenge to listen to individual students daily or on a ... Read More about Teaching Strategies to Evaluate Band Students

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Practical Strategies for Teaching Long Term Music Reading Skills

When I was a beginner back in 1995 I remember my band director trying to teach us concepts of sight-reading new music. So, cue in the good old trusty rhythm charts and clapping sessions. Somehow this very common way of teaching music was supposed to transfer to learning music on our own. However, it ... Read More about Practical Strategies for Teaching Long Term Music Reading Skills

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Advice for Teaching Small Concert Bands

Advice for Teaching Small Concert Bands – Readers’ Collaborative Post  In our recent survey, we asked Band Directors Talk Shop readers, “If you’ve had the experience, what are some challenges and/or advice for teaching (and adapting to) small concert bands?” With hundreds of responses to the ... Read More about Advice for Teaching Small Concert Bands

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Ideas for Teaching the Parts of the Instruments

The beginning of the year in band is a busy time and often overwhelming for both directors and students. Many students don't have an instrument in their hands until after a week or so of school.  With that said, we believe a lot of learning about an instrument can happen before a student ever takes ... Read More about Ideas for Teaching the Parts of the Instruments

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Title One Teaching Challenges (and how to overcome them)

Title One or low SES is a label. You can use it as an excuse as to why your students can’t or won’t succeed, or you can understand that it simply means your students have challenges in their lives that may need to be considered and addressed as you are teaching. The goal of this article is to ... Read More about Title One Teaching Challenges (and how to overcome them)

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Effective Band Director Techniques for Teaching in Title I Schools

Beginning As a high school band director, I have taught in minority communities with students of low socioeconomic status. Poverty, high crime rates, drugs, gangs, single parent households, and high pregnancy rates were all prevalent in and around the school community. Using a philosophy of high ... Read More about Effective Band Director Techniques for Teaching in Title I Schools

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Small Band Programs: Strategies for Success

Small Band Programs: Strategies for Success

So, it’s almost UIL contest time. You have that perfect piece in mind with four horn parts, but your band has only two horns. What will you do since your group can’t cover all of the parts? Will you still be able to pull off that piece? This, of course, is just one challenge the typical director of ... Read More about Small Band Programs: Strategies for Success

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