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TITLE: KICKSTARTING YOUR JAZZ BAND: How To Get Your Band Swingin’ And Playin’ The Blues
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: July 25, 2022
Curated from Jupiter Winds – with Tonia Mathews – Mrs. Mathews discusses her strategy for starting the year with a middle school or young high school jazz band. The clinic provides best practices for teaching students how to swing while also incorporating the blues progression. Engaging students in a thoughtful pace will motivate your students to improvise and be comfortable…
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TITLE: Give Your Ensemble a Daily Diet of Fundamentals
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 1, 2022
Curated from The YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Jarrett Lipman – A musician’s daily diet or daily drill provides all the necessary basics for performing on an instrument successfully. While it’s not a perfect formula, at Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, we stick to our daily drill in the same way that we brush our teeth or get dressed for school…
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TITLE: Tips for a Successful Marching Band – with Yamaha Master Educator Barry Houser
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Webinar
DATE: June 6, 2022
Time to “pick the brain” of Yamaha Master Educator and Director of the Marching Illini Barry Houser originally presented to the Carthage Missouri Band Staff. This free, view anytime webinar is on: Drum Majors Student Leaders Student Motivation and Attitude Show Music Selection Show Drill Design Teaching Drill Going Digital Online Tools Tips and Tricks Optional one-hour PD credit…
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TITLE: Reducing Performance Anxiety
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: May 4, 2022
Curated from The YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Steve Graves – We’ve all seen it happen and have even felt it ourselves — that feeling in the pit of your stomach, the shakiness, the nerves. As directors, we have learned to live with performance anxiety, but what can we do to help our students deal with it? What is Musical…
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TITLE: Your Four-Tool Recruitment Bundle
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: March 10, 2022
Time to recruit that new crop of beginners? Depending on your school’s time setup, it could be now, it could be in a few weeks, it could be in a few months. No matter when that is, NOW is the time to make plans. These FOUR posts found at the Nottelmann Blog, linked below, can greatly improve your chances of…
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TITLE: Video Review – Recording Your Students with the Affordable Samson CO2 Mic Pair and Zoom Q8 Video Handy Recorder
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: Video
DATE: March 3, 2022
If you don’t have a lot of money to spend, here’s a quality option for recording your large ensembles, small ensembles, or soloists – band, jazz band, choir, or orchestra. This demo was created by JW Pepper, but the mics are also available at Nottelmann Music. Email RAY for our current low price and availability.
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