Choir/Vocal
TITLE: Fact or Myth: Does Thinking “Don’t Miss” Really Make Us More Likely to Mess Up?
SOURCE: Curated
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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: 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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TITLE: Music Ed Mentor Podcast #67: Copyright
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: March 2, 2020
Curated from Smartmusic’s Music Educator Blog – by Elisa Janson Jones – https://soundcloud.com/user-436402853/episode-67-copyright This episode is all about copyright. As we all know, you can do anything you want with music you create, but in this episode we’ll give you some very much needed clarity about what you can and cannot do with music you didn’t create. Copyright has been…
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TITLE: THE WHY OF IT ALL – Nottelmann Blog Post #200!
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: February 18, 2020
Curated from BandWorld – by Dr. Tim Lautzenhauser – Our 200th Post! Short but sweet, Dr. Tim weighs in with this reminder of why we do what we do. Have you ever stopped to think WHY we do what we do? WHY do we dedicate our time, our intellectual energies, our creative talents…ultimately OUR LIVES to the world of band directing? What…
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TITLE: Conducting Matters! Simple Steps to More Meaningful Expression
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: February 14, 2020
Curated from BandWorld – by Paula Crider – Ensemble conductors, read these inspirational thoughts from a legendary conductor on how to improve your ensemble’s expression through conducting. Doubtless this will find dedicated teachers totally immersed in the challenges of another school year. I hope all will agree that we owe it to our art to constantly strive to improve our…
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TITLE: Belting 101: How to Help Your Students Use Their Full Voice
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: February 13, 2020
Curated from JW Pepper’s CUED IN – by Erin Guinup – When I was an undergrad, I was told that belting would ruin my voice. I shunned the music I loved and focused solely on building my voice for opera. At that time, most of the voice educator community scorned contemporary commercial music, and few people were teaching it or…
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