Leadership
TITLE: Culture Before Content – Building a Marching Band Culture (Video)
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: May 14, 2024
Culture Before Content Episode 1 – with Matt Wood – curated from Music For All – The whole point of this video series is sharing with music educators all the various points of how to build that positive culture in your program.
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TITLE: Co-Directors and Assistants: Step Out of the Shadows
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: January 2, 2024
Curated from YAMAHA – by Don Stinson – IF YOU ARE IN A SECONDARY ROLE TO A BAND DIRECTOR, ARM YOURSELF WITH PRACTICAL TIPS AND INSIGHTS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOM. Many articles and resources are tailored toward guiding head directors of school music programs, but what about the unsung heroes? Assistant directors and co-directors play a vital…
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TITLE: Why You Need to be a Good Conductor
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: December 1, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Brandon J. Duras – CONDUCTORS DO MORE THAN KEEP TIME. HERE ARE FIVE REASONS TO WORK AT YOUR CONDUCTING SKILLS SO YOU CAN LEAD AND INSPIRE YOUR ENSEMBLES. If you are responsible for one or more large ensembles, conducting is one of the most important parts of your job. Your performance as a conductor is…
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TITLE: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
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
FORMAT: Article
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: 5 Ways to be a Team Player
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
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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