Leadership
TITLE: Trusting the Ensemble
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: December 14, 2018
Curated from TED.com – Technology, Entertainment, and Design – Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership — then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. He also shares clips from two musical projects: the opera “U-Carmen eKhayelitsha” and the ParaOrchestra. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the […]
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TITLE: HOW TO KEEP YOUR STUDENTS FOCUSED WITH ALL OF THE HOLIDAY EXCITEMENT
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: December 6, 2018
Curated from Vandoren Resources – by Michael Skinner – Students from Hampshire Middle School from a Regional Artist clinic given by Shawn Maxwell – Michael Skinner is President of DANSR Inc., and was an elementary, middle, and high school band director (’77-’79 and ’86-’87) Holidays, Tradition, and Building Your Program. In my early days as a middle school band director […]
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TITLE: Music Ed Mentor Podcast #036: 7 Secrets for a Healthy and Happy Holiday Season
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: November 30, 2018
Curated from Smartmusic’s Music Educator Blog – by Elisa Janson Jones – This time of year it is crucial that we prioritize taking care of our mental and physical wellness. Most of us got into music education as a career because we are givers. We are servants of the little people. Sure we do it for ourselves, but we also can […]
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TITLE: Video: What Adjudicators Wish They Could Tell You
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: November 24, 2018
Curated from the Smartmusic Music Educators Blog – St. Louis’ own Laura Vaughan, Presenter – Ever wonder what adjudicators think but aren’t able to tell you? Wonder no more. In this archived webinar, experienced contest and festival judge Laura Vaughn expands on topics covered in her popular blog post. She talks with Giovanna Cruz about some of the unspoken thoughts that […]
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TITLE: TEACH ALL DAY? TIPS TO MAINTAIN VOCAL HEALTH
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: November 9, 2018
Curated from ChoralNet.org – Lynn Swanson – Teach all morning, no voice left by afternoon. Sound familiar? Here are some common sense tips so your voice can go the distance! TIPS FOR TEACHERS Teachers are at special risk for developing hoarseness simply be cause the job requires heavy voice use five plus days a week, with little time in between […]
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TITLE: Top 10 Qualities of an Effective Band or Orchestra Conductor
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: November 9, 2018
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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