Leadership
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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TITLE: 10 Ways to Make Your Students’ Day
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 17, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Jarrett Lipman – KIDS ARE EXCITED TO SEE TEACHERS WHO ARE EXCITED TO SEE THEM, SO BRING YOUR A-GAME EVERY DAY. Students look forward to learning from teachers who are excited to teach them. When your students come to your class, your body language and interaction set the tone for the rehearsal. Are you starting…
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TITLE: What I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a Music Teacher
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Video
DATE: July 27, 2023
About this Webinar – How cool is this? TWENTY successful, veteran music teachers share what they had wish they had known BEFORE becoming a music teacher! Here’s wisdom you simply cannot buy. If you’re a music teacher, especially if you’re a young teacher or plan to teach music in the future, every word in this webinar is GOLD! Watch it,…
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TITLE: Launching a High School Music Business Program
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: June 14, 2023
We’re passing along this great opportunity from Yamaha, a how-to on starting your a music business program in your high school. Whether you’re looking to increase recruitment, retain (or re-engage) the students you have, or help your students connect with the modern music industry, introducing a music business program at the high school level sets your program up to succeed….
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