This Measure Mix-Up game will involve moving around and working as a team. I suggest that students do not have…
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Motivation
Successful Band Pass-Offs
If you are about to start band pass-offs, here are some ideas to help it be a huge success! Keep…
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Dig Deeper – ‘A Story of Hard Work’ To Motivate your Band
In a world where delayed gratification is getting harder and harder to teach… Band students learn that hard work pays…
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Teaching With Poverty in Mind
If you have students living in poverty – and there are many different types of poverty (see below) – this is…
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So I Teach at a Low SES School…Language and Delivery.
After working with students in low socioeconomic schools for 16 years, I have found that the label “low-SES” is very…
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Band Substitute Lesson Plan (for a non-music sub)
Do you need a band substitute lesson plan for a general substitute to use? All you need for this is…
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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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