Teaching Area Archives - Nottelmann Music Company
Nottelmann Music St. Louis

Teaching Area

TITLE: 8 Tips for Sight-Reading Success

SOURCE: Ray Benton

FORMAT:

DATE: November 21, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Stacy N. Hackett – INCORPORATE SIGHT READING INTO DAILY PRACTICE AND FOSTER SKILLS FOR A LIFETIME OF MUSICAL SUCCESS. The key to sight-reading success? Consistent daily practice. “Sight-reading is a skill any musician can acquire,” says Michael Burritt, professor of percussion and chair of the woodwinds, brass and percussion department at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York….

MORE
Nottelmann Music Blog

TITLE: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

SOURCE: Curated

FORMAT:

DATE: November 8, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Don Stinson – Early in my career as a music educator, I knew I wanted a group that sounded good! However, I was unsure how to achieve it. I listened to bands with impressive tone quality, balance, intonation and style. Then there was my band. Every time we rehearsed, I couldn’t figure out all the…

MORE
Nottelmann Music Blog

TITLE: Top 10 Qualities of an Effective Band or Orchestra Conductor

SOURCE: Curated

FORMAT:

DATE: November 2, 2023

Curated from SBO Magazine – by Harvey Rachlin –  We all have had teachers we remember because they had an impact on us in some wonderful way in school. Perhaps it was a music teacher or conductor who nourished our love of music and was partly responsible for our pursuing a career in music. What teacher today (or at any time)…

MORE
Nottelmann Music Blog

TITLE: Timpani Maintenance

SOURCE: Curated

FORMAT:

DATE: October 3, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Dr. Dave Gerhart SOLUTIONS TO COMMON TIMPANI PROBLEMS. The percussion family consists of vast number of instruments. In a standard music room, there will be timpani, marimbas, xylophones, bells, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, tambourine, triangles and much more. All require regular care and maintenance. In this article, we’ll talk about one of the most…

MORE
Nottelmann Music Blog

TITLE: Fundraising Without Selling

SOURCE: Curated

FORMAT:

DATE: September 7, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Tyler Swick – TIRED OF SELLING COOKIE DOUGH, WRAPPING PAPER OR COUPON BOOKS? HERE ARE SOME UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS TO FUNDRAISE WITHOUT SELLING ANYTHING. Chances are high that either as a student or teacher, you’ve attempted to sell cookie dough, chocolate, wrapping paper, popcorn or coupon books in order to raise funds for your music program….

MORE
Nottelmann Music Blog

TITLE: The World’s Best Jazz Play-along Tracks-Here’s How the Aebersold Series Just Got Better

SOURCE: Curated

FORMAT:

DATE: August 26, 2023

Although Nottelmann Music receives no compensation for this post, we thought it was important for our music educator friends to know about this.  Those legendary tracks that have helped thousands of musicians to learn jazz is now available as JAZZBOOKS STREAMING.   Affordable access to arguably the worlds best jazz play-alongs.  “Anything Abersold Anywhere.”  Check it out!    

MORE
Nottelmann Music Blog