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TITLE: Recruitment and Retention – In Case You Missed It…
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Podcast Plus
DATE: February 14, 2019
Joe Pappas, Interviewed by Ray Benton – Nottelmann Music – Our Podcast-PLUS series contains OPTIONAL video content. This Music Education two-part podcast focuses on valuable tips and ideas on how to build student numbers in a band or orchestra program. Joe Pappas is a very successful band director, adjudicator, music education consultant, composer and publisher from the St. Louis Metro area. […]
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TITLE: I Picked My Music For The Concert…now What Do I Do?
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: January 30, 2019
Curated from Conn-Selmer’s CSI Connect – by Bill Humbert – Music Educators have so many responsibilities in order to keep their program moving in a positive direction every day. Often times we struggle to gather and embrace the many levels of administrative business necessary to provide an amazing learning experience for our students and our music education community. The items that […]
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TITLE: Music Ed Mentor Podcast #040: Festival Preparation
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: January 30, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s the music educator blog – by Elisa Janson Jones and David Knott – Festivals are a fantastic tool for both recruiting and retaining students. They can help engage your more advanced musicians while providing others with an incentive to improve. They’re also a great way to collect quantifiable data to help ensure the continuation of your program […]
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TITLE: Essential Breathing Exercises for Your Choir
SOURCE: Curated
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DATE: January 15, 2019
Curated from Choral.net, by Molly McLinden – Anyone who sings, whether as a soloist or chorister, knows that proper breathing is a major component to a reliable and healthy sound. If you don’t get a good breath, you may find yourself running out of air, straining, or having a weaker sound. There is a lot of information out there about […]
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TITLE: Band Booster Parents: 10 Simple Tips on How to Keep Everyone Informed and Organized
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: January 14, 2019
Curated from Simplycircle.com, by Elena Krasnoperova – Everybody understands the importance of communication and organization, especially those parents involved in a band booster organization. With a demanding band camp schedule, practice and performance schedule (not to mention fundraisers, traveling, uniforms, and competitions), a parent really needs to be on top of it all so that their own child – and the […]
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TITLE: Editor’s Choice – 10 Concert Band Pieces You May Have Missed – Grade 2/Easy
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: Article with Audio Recording
DATE: January 12, 2019
By Ray Benton, Technology and Media Specialist, Nottelmann Music Co. Ray, who serves as editor for The Nottelmann Blog at Music Educators Corner, has 32 years of experience teaching band in the St. Louis area. Most of these picks were performed while directing his successful band program at Rockwood South Middle School. What a challenge we have in finding quality, […]
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