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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Rehearsal Technique
Band Directors Talk Shop’s 100th Post! (Some of our top posts)
Woohoo! This post is the 100th post on BandDirectorsTalkShop.com! That means 100 ideas for band directors across the country. We…
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Teaching Strategies to Evaluate Band Students
Every day that we teach, we want our students to become better musicians. One of the best ways to do that…
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Conduct Backwards – Quick Tip
Conduct Backwards? What? Do you ever get the feeling you are hearing what you want to hear in band rehearsal? …
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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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Getting Band Students to Look Up!
The most effective way that we as band directors have to communicate with our band members, especially when performing, is…
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