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TITLE: 3 Things I Learned From My Most Gifted Students
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 24, 2021
Curated from SmartMusic’s The Music Educator Blog – by Dave Isaacs – Every teacher knows how much we learn from our students. The act of teaching itself makes you view the music differently as you learn to communicate it more directly. Different students’ experiences teach us problem-solving on both a technical and interpersonal level. Teaching very gifted students is a…
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TITLE: Resources for Student Recruitment and Retention
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 19, 2021
Curated from the YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Marcia Neel – One of the hallmarks of successful music educators is their desire to continually seek out ways to “build a better mousetrap.” For example, they look for new rehearsal and conducting techniques, innovative ideas to reach others through advocacy and more effective strategies to enhance recruitment and retention for their…
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TITLE: Case Study: From a $67 Budget to Success — A Four-Year Journey
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 19, 2021
Curated from the YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Jennifer Antonetti – After two years of teaching elementary general music, I was ready for a change, so I applied to a music education master’s program and for more band jobs. Luckily, I was hired to teach band at Meadows Elementary and Robinson Middle School in my current district, the Topeka Public Schools. Eager to start my new position,…
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TITLE: Tips for Building Community & Growing Relationships with Band Parents
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 15, 2021
Curated from Band Directors Talk Shop – Tips for Building Community & Growing Relationships with Band Parents – Readers’ Collaborative Post In our recent survey, we asked Band Directors Talk Shop readers, “How do you build community with your band parents? How do you keep open lines of communication and grow strong relationships with parents?” With hundreds of responses to the survey, we came…
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TITLE: Fix It: Clarinet Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 20, 2021
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite – by Shawn Goodman-Royer – The clarinet is the coolest and perhaps most versatile instrument in the band. It has an amazing 3.5-octave range, the greatest dynamic capabilities of any band instrument, and is used in many different genres of music from jazz to klezmer to classical. But perhaps the most impressive and noteworthy…
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TITLE: Fix It: Bass Drum Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 20, 2021
Curated from the Yamaha Educator Suite – by James Campbell – I recently reached out to a small group of my University of Kentucky alumni, who teach band and orchestra in public schools. I wanted advice from educators who are in the trenches every day, so I asked them: “What are common problems that beginner and intermediate student musicians encounter regarding…
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