Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band
Quick and easy tips to help you be a better band teacher.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 328
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Episode 170 - Interview with Scott Watson of the University of Kansas
Join me as I interview tuba Professor Scott Watson of the University of Kansas. We talk about starting students on tuba, as well as recruiting, switching, and tips for producing a great sound. Scott …
Episode 169 - Why I Don't Do Christmas Concerts
This is a replay of an episode I recorded in 2012. Excuse the sound quality. Many of you may not even be doing ANY concerts this year, much less a Christmas concert. In this very short episode, I ju…
Should Teachers Be Judges More Strictly
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Episode 168 - Why I Made the Shift to Teaching Business
A few weeks ago I did something I thought I would NEVER do - switch to teaching something besides music. Now this isn't permanent, and I'm not advocating this for everyone. I share this primarily to…
Episode 167 - Radically Rethinking Grading
It's time to radically rethink grading - not because of a pandemic but because our current way of grading is outdated. Imagine if you showed up for work Monday-Thursday and gave it your all, 100%, e…
Don't Let Students Determine What Kind of Day You'll Have
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Episode 166 - 6 Strategies for Surviving the Stress of Teaching Music
If you don't actively seek ways of reducing the stress in your life, you ARE going to burn out. In this episode, I share six strategies for reducing that stress. I use all of these as part of my own…
Episode 165 - Interview with DJ Eshelman
"Be the person your dog thinks you are."...DJ Eshelman
Wow DJ! That seems almost impossible to attain.
Music teachers - you have powerful influence to change the young people in the world for go…
Episode 164 - Why Large Ensembles are STILL Important
Despite changes in our profession - or maybe because of these changes - large ensembles are more important than ever. Our groups invite collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, analysis, multi-t…
Episode 163 - Don't Neglect These Four Things
These four things - sleep, music, exercise, and eating properly - are ESSENTIAL if you want to be successful as a teacher.
Also check out this article about How to Say No to demands on your time.
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Episode 162 - 5 Tips to Gain 5 Hours in Your Week
We all wish we had more time, but we are all given the same amount. However, you can use your time wisely and save 5, 10, even 15 hours a week using the 5 strategies I share in this episode.
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