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TITLE: Case Study: Implementing a Successful Group Piano Program

SOURCE: Curated

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DATE: November 30, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Jordan Smith – CONNECT WITH MORE STUDENTS AND DETERMINE A FASTER PACING WITH GROUP LESSONS. Tammy Miller, a member of the Omaha Conservatory of Music’s artist-faculty and the Keyboard Explorers Liaison, who coordinates piano group lessons, is working to change the way students engage in piano lessons. In doing so, she hopes to create more…

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TITLE: 8 Tips for Sight-Reading Success

SOURCE: Ray Benton

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DATE: November 21, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Stacy N. Hackett – INCORPORATE SIGHT READING INTO DAILY PRACTICE AND FOSTER SKILLS FOR A LIFETIME OF MUSICAL SUCCESS. The key to sight-reading success? Consistent daily practice. “Sight-reading is a skill any musician can acquire,” says Michael Burritt, professor of percussion and chair of the woodwinds, brass and percussion department at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York….

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TITLE: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

SOURCE: Curated

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DATE: November 8, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Don Stinson – Early in my career as a music educator, I knew I wanted a group that sounded good! However, I was unsure how to achieve it. I listened to bands with impressive tone quality, balance, intonation and style. Then there was my band. Every time we rehearsed, I couldn’t figure out all the…

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TITLE: Top 10 Qualities of an Effective Band or Orchestra Conductor

SOURCE: Curated

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DATE: November 2, 2023

Curated from SBO Magazine – by Harvey Rachlin –  We all have had teachers we remember because they had an impact on us in some wonderful way in school. Perhaps it was a music teacher or conductor who nourished our love of music and was partly responsible for our pursuing a career in music. What teacher today (or at any time)…

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TITLE: Twin Posts – EDITOR’S CHOICE – Top Ten Concert Band Pieces You May Have Missed

SOURCE: Ray Benton

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DATE: October 6, 2023

Looking for quality Grade 2 or Grade 3 concert band pieces? Don’t overlook these “Top 10” quality pieces selected by Ray Benton, our Technology and Media Specialist, with 32 years of teaching experience.  We’ve combined these two posts into one.  All of the entrees feature demonstration recordings. . .

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TITLE: 5 Ways to be a Team Player

SOURCE: Curated

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DATE: October 4, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Mark Stanford – TRUE TEAMWORK REQUIRES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AT YOUR SCHOOL AND WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT. HELP YOUR FELLOW MUSIC EDUCATORS AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN AND SEEK THEIR INPUT WHEN YOU NEED IT. Music education doesn’t happen in a bubble. No matter how masterful we are as music educators, we can’t do it alone. It…

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