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TITLE: Step Up To Yamaha
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Article
DATE: November 9, 2022
For that up-and-coming woodwind, brass, or strings player, Step Up at Nottelmann’s! Get a $50 to $100 rebate on a quality YAMAHA Step Up. Call 314-631-1486
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TITLE: Delayed Gratification: When Students Get Tired, Teach Them to Rest, Not Quit
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: November 9, 2022
Curated from YAMAHA – by Jarrett Lipman – Sometimes students don’t like band. Sometimes parents don’t like band. And, as odd as it can seem, I know there are times when I struggle to find joy in the day-to-day business of being a band director. As educators, we go through many highs and lows, and it can feel very lonely…
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TITLE: Embouchure Formation Strategies for Classical and Jazz Saxophonists
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: September 27, 2022
Curated from Bandworld – By Dr. Tracy Heavner – Introduction Forming a correct embouchure is one of the most important aspects of playing the saxophone. Without a correct embouchure, a saxophonist’s tone, intonation, response, musical expressiveness and performance enjoyment will be severely hindered. In addition, it is extremely important to establish a correct embouchure in the very beginning stages of development…
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TITLE: AVOID BURNOUT
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: September 26, 2022
Curated from YAMAHA – By Lisa Fields – Educators, if you’re beginning to question why you devote so much time and energy to your work, you could be experiencing burnout. You became an instrumental educator because you love music and have a passion for sharing your talent with students. When your job inspires you, teaching may not even feel like work. …
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TITLE: Canva video tools: a quick-start guide for teachers
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: August 3, 2022
Curated from Midnight Music – by Katherine Miller – There are always tremendous posts at Katie Wardrobe’s Midnight Music. Here’s one from one of her subscribers on how to take this wonderful tool for creating images and videos and use it for the classroom. This is a guest post by one of our teacher-authors, Katherine Miller. Canva isn’t just for…
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TITLE: Case Study: Strategic Storage and Scheduling Solutions
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 26, 2022
Curated from The YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Christine Ngeo Katzman – Every music program has the challenge of logistics regarding storage and scheduling. Here’s how one program met that challenge. When Vincent Vicchiariello began his transition to Director of Bands at Nutley High School in New Jersey in 2018, the program boomed. “We had our biggest [group] of 95 students in our marching…
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