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How to Have a SILENT Band Rehearsal

How to Have a SILENT Band Rehearsal

Does your band lose focus when they’ve been working on the same music for a while?  Do you feel like…
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Beginning Band Super Bowl

Beginning Band Super Bowl

Use Beginning Band Super Bowl to take advantage of all the Super Bowl hype right now.  Take these ideas and adjust…
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Rhythm Envelope Game – Teaching Beginning Band with Games

Rhythm Envelope Game – Teaching Beginning Band with Games

The rhythm envelope game is a great way to review rhythms in a totally different way.  We usually focus on…
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How Using Lanyards Can Help You Listen to Every Student in Beginning Band

How Using Lanyards Can Help You Listen to Every Student in Beginning Band

Teaching beginner instrument classes is simultaneously rewarding and overwhelming. We all know that we should be hearing our students play…
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Teaching Rhythm Logically

Teaching Rhythm Logically

Rhythm as a Fundamental We are all aware of the importance of the almighty Concert F. We understand the gravity…
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Teaching Band with Games – Drop Out Contests

Teaching Band with Games – Drop Out Contests

A “Band Drop Out Contest” is a chance to have a spur of the moment contest that takes about 1…
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Teaching Beginning Band with Games – Jeopardy

Teaching Beginning Band with Games – Jeopardy

Teaching beginning band with this game is a great way to make class more fun while reviewing many different concepts….
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