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TMEA Clinic Previews for Band 2018 – Ideas You Can Use TODAY!

TMEA Clinic Previews for Band 2018 – Ideas You Can Use TODAY!

The Texas Music Educators Association Convention 2018 is coming up soon.  If you’re attending, these articles give you a real…
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Getting the Most from Your Double Reeds in the Concert Band

Getting the Most from Your Double Reeds in the Concert Band

Concert bands have a warm, full sound with vast a dynamic range. But fitting the double reed instruments into that…
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Preparing Your Non-Varsity Band for Spring Contest and Beyond

Preparing Your Non-Varsity Band for Spring Contest and Beyond

Looking forward to the spring semester the non-varsity band presents many unique challenges. What are your priorities?  Is success at the…
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Chorales Chorales Chorales!

Chorales Chorales Chorales!

Chorales have long been a staple of band educators as a means to build a core ensemble sound. They improve…
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Performance Bingo

Performance Bingo

Audition music.  Like it or LOVE it, the individual accountability and preparation of this stuff helps mold our little musicians…
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20 Analogies That I Have Used (With Love) in Band Rehearsals That You Have Not

20 Analogies That I Have Used (With Love) in Band Rehearsals That You Have Not

I believe very strongly that humor plays an important part in the band rehearsal, especially with younger groups. It helps…
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Five Minute Drill – Fun Classroom Routines for Percussion

Five Minute Drill – Fun Classroom Routines for Percussion

Ralph Hicks and Eric Rath are not only music educators in the trenches, but they are also percussionists who have…
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