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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Practice
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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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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Practice and Motivation ‘Posters’
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Taming the Beast – The Middle School Non-Varsity Band: Overcoming “Summer Brain” and “Summer Chops”
It’s the first week back to school and all of your non-varsity band kids are chomping at the bit to…
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Jar of Dooooom (Changing up your scale routine)
Changing up your scale routine to keep the students engaged. Tis the season to keep things exciting so students keep…
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Setting Goals and Achieving Objectives – Practice Tips for the Modern Musician
Too often, we as music educators, default to statements like, “go home and practice” or “you can’t practice your horn…
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