Teaching Area
TITLE: Installment 1 – Four Ways to Keep Music Students Engaged at Home
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: March 17, 2020
We find ourselves in a new time, a new place. With students disconnected from their school music programs, it’s time to find creative ways to get them reconnected. For your consideration, Nottelmann Music offers four excellent ways here in Installment 1. #1 – Free Online French Horn Lessons Nicholas Kenney from Southeast Missouri State University says – “I’d like to […]
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TITLE: Be Proactive – Choose the Right Leaders for Your Program – by Scott Lang
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: Video
DATE: March 12, 2020
Watch his video! Sign up for his workshop! – Tuesday April 13, 2020 – Kirkwood High School – 801 W Essex Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122 SIGN-UP HERE
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TITLE: The Ultimate Beginning Band Instrument Demo
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Videos
DATE: March 6, 2020
How important is it that prospective beginning band students have a clear concept of the available band instruments and what they sound like? How do you get that across to students? Here’s a source that you can use now and save for use in the future. Beautiful, outstanding performances from members of the US Army Field Band. The band instruments […]
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TITLE: Fact or Myth: Does Thinking “Don’t Miss” Really Make Us More Likely to Mess Up?
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT:
DATE: March 3, 2020
Curated from BULLETPROOFMUSICIAN – By Noa Kageyama, Ph.D. – It was March 15, 2017, and the San Antonio Spurs were trying to pull out a close win over the Portland Trailblazers. With 2.5 seconds left in the game, a Portland foul put Manu Ginobli at the free throw line. Trailing 105-108, the plan was to make the first free throw, […]
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TITLE: Everything Band: Episode 150 – Robert W. Smith
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: March 2, 2020
Curated from Everything Band, here’s an important podcast – interviewed by Mark J. Conner – Robert W. Smith is a prolific composer, educator, and publisher. He joins the show to tell his stories, share some advice, and talk about copyright. If you want to know the importance of making connections, then this is the episode for you! Topics: Robert’s background […]
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TITLE: Keyboard Basics in Band Class (or ANY Ensemble Class)
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: Article
DATE: March 2, 2020
Here’s a quick, easy tip to implement – curated from Band Directors Talk Shop – Unlike piano, wind instruments (or strings) do not provide a visual representation of music. By teaching students the basics of the keyboard, they can picture theory concepts in their heads. Showing them how a keyboard works specifically helps them with understanding: Interval Sharps Flats Enharmonic […]
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