Teaching Area
TITLE: Teach Your Students the Best Way to Oil Valves
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: June 2, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Matt Kerns – STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY OIL PISTON VALVES TO SOLVE STICKY VALVE PROBLEMS. It’s the night of the beginning band concert, and the curtain will go up soon. You’re back stage shepherding all of your students, who are bubbling with nervous excitement, to their chairs. Then, from the rear of the…
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TITLE: What’s the Difference Between an Acoustic Saxophone and the Yds-150 Digital Saxophone?
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: May 26, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Austin Snowden – THERE ARE LOTS OF SIMILARITIES, BUT THEY ARE FAR FROM THE SAME. Early versions of the saxophone first appeared in 1840, followed by a number of variations. However, it wasn’t until the 1930s that the world saw what is now considered the modern saxophone. Advances in digital technology have allowed Yamaha to…
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TITLE: It’s A Hard Life – Boonshaft’s Blog #220
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article Podcast
DATE: April 19, 2023
Curated from KHS Academic Alliance – by Peter Boonshaft – Many years ago, the legendary W. Francis McBeth wrote an article entitled, “It’s A Hard Life” that sticks (pun intended, as you’ll see!) with me every time I rehearse an ensemble. The essence of this article was his opinion that all too often percussionists are told by their conductors to…
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TITLE: Exploring Front Ensemble Tech with Chad Kohler
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: VIDEO & ARTICLE
DATE: April 13, 2023
Curated from J.W. Pepper – The Fishers High School Marching Tiger Band is widely recognized as one of the best high school marching bands in the United States, and the Fishers Winter Percussion ensemble are three-time Winter Guard International (WGI) Scholastic Concert World Percussion champions. J.W. Pepper’s creative team visited Fishers, Indiana to spend time with the band and get…
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TITLE: CELEBRATE FAILURE: TEACH THROUGH MUSIC
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: March 16, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Jayme K. Hayes – ACCEPTING FAILURE IS CRUCIAL TO HELPING STUDENTS BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS WHO ARE SELF-MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED. We all fear the horrible F word — failure. Who wants to fail at something? How often do people purposefully put effort into failing? It is something we avoid at all costs, are ashamed of, or…
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