Although there’s nothing wrong with giving students “hard” assignments, students often use the phrase “That’s hard” as an alternative to…
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Motivation
Holiday Practice Band Scavenger Hunt
It is the most anticipated and dreaded time of year for anyone teaching beginning band: Winter break. The kids are…
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“Out of the Box” Rhythm Exercises
It’s not uncommon for band directors to focus on counting with their students during their beginner year, then struggle to…
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Teaching Students to Perform Their Best at Auditions
A major aspect of begin a musician is learning to perform for others. Being able to play an étude by…
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15 Music Education Resources to Follow
BandDirectorsTalkShop.com often links to interesting articles from other music education communities on our Facebook page. We find these by following…
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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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Be the Tortoise (a story to share with your band)
Once there was a hare who, bragging how he could run faster than anyone else, often teased a tortoise for…
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