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TITLE: It’s A Hard Life – Boonshaft’s Blog #220
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article Podcast
DATE: April 19, 2023
Curated from KHS Academic Alliance – by Peter Boonshaft – Many years ago, the legendary W. Francis McBeth wrote an article entitled, “It’s A Hard Life” that sticks (pun intended, as you’ll see!) with me every time I rehearse an ensemble. The essence of this article was his opinion that all too often percussionists are told by their conductors to…
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TITLE: 5 WAYS TO CONQUER PROCRASTINATION – WAIT! DON’T PUT OFF READING THIS ARTICLE!
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: April 4, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Katheryn Drury Wagner – Writers are famously good at procrastinating. Just how good? While working on this article, I found myself shopping for a dog bandanna … and I don’t have a dog. Many creative and artistic personality types, including music educators, struggle with procrastination, which affects up to 20% of adults. Interestingly, some parts…
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TITLE: CELEBRATE FAILURE: TEACH THROUGH MUSIC
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: March 16, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Jayme K. Hayes – ACCEPTING FAILURE IS CRUCIAL TO HELPING STUDENTS BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS WHO ARE SELF-MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED. We all fear the horrible F word — failure. Who wants to fail at something? How often do people purposefully put effort into failing? It is something we avoid at all costs, are ashamed of, or…
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TITLE: Watch: Welcome to Band
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: March 15, 2023
A Short Band Recruitment Video – Curated from Yamaha
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TITLE: TWO-HUNDRED MILLISECONDS!
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: March 15, 2023
Curated from “The Boonshaft Blog” – by Peter Boonshaft – In my previous blog, I mentioned how our intense concentration, or worrying about a problem, in rehearsals often causes us to forget about using what can be our most powerful means of communicating, our face. One need only watch the famed video of the legendary Leonard Bernstein conducting Haydn’s Symphony…
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TITLE: ADVICE FOR FIRST-YEAR MUSIC EDUCATORS – from 122 Yamaha Staff
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: March 7, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by YAMAHA Staff – “40 UNDER 40” EDUCATORS OFFER USEFUL TIPS TO NEW MUSIC TEACHERS TO HELP THEM THROUGH THEIR STRESSFUL FIRST YEAR. Starting your career as a music educator is an exciting time! Who better to offer some words of wisdom than the Yamaha “40 Under 40” music educators for 2023? Below are 122 tips…
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