Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band

Episode 267 - The Importance of First Impressions and Relationships - 2 minute episode

Every other week will be a shorter - usually less than 2 minute - episode.

In this episode, I talk about Zoe and…

Episode 266 - What To Do the First Week of School Would you believe I suggest you NOT get started teaching music right away? If you don’t get these strategies and procedures in place from the start,…

Episode 265 - What To Do the Last 2 Weeks of School It’s important to keep the students engaged even after the final concert. Here are some strategies.

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Episode 263 - 11 Tips To Make The Music Sound Better Are you stuck on what to work on to improve the music? In this episode, I share 11 tips that you can use to help your group sound better.

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Episode 263 - When Students Misbehave for the Sub Strategies and tips

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Episode 262 - Stop Comparing I struggled with self-esteem for many years - and I spent too many years comparing myself to other band directors. As Bob Newhart says, “Just Stop It.”

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Episode 261 - Throw Practice Sheets in the Trash

In my opinion, they’re useless (except in one case). Find out what to do instead.

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Episode 260 - 6 Important Steps to Starting a Booster Organization Find out the HUGE mistake James made in his first booster group (which he had to disband). Learn how to delegate and how to set up a…

Episode 259 - How To Start a Marching Band I once started a marching band from scratch. Difficult? Yes, but very worthwhile. Here are 6 things to consider. Have a question for the podcast? Need a pr…

Episode 258 - 15+ Warm-up ideas Dr. Ray Cramer - retired from Indiana University - once told me we should call it “Ensemble Sensitivity Training” rather than warm-ups, because that is what we are doi…

Episode 257 - Win the hearts of the counselors The counselors are often as overworked and stressed as you are. Here are some tips to win them over.

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Episode 256 - How To Properly Use Festival Warm-up Time When I first started teaching, I thought 30 minutes for warm-up was too long. Over the years I’ve developed the perfect warm-up routine for my …

Episode 255 - Band Teacher: You Are a Hero I love to share a motivational speech in which I use my 105 year old sax, humor, music, and personal stories to let people know that - although they may be …

Episode 254 - Resources for Teaching Black History Month in the Music Classroom Swing Low Sweet ChariotWade in the WaterDuke EllingtonLouis ArmstrongBessie SmithChuck BerryLittle RichardSister Rosett…

Episode 253 - 4 Tips for Assessment and Feedback Formative vs Summative Individual vs Ensemble Be Specific Record

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Episode 252

In this episode, I share some tips on the dos and don'ts of repertoire selection.

Be wary of doing music that’s too difficult!

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Episode 251 - It’s my privilege in this episode to interview one of my former students, Claire Dupre. Claire is a choral specialist who has also taught orchestra and band. She was the piano player in…