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Don't see what you're looking for? TELL US WHAT IT IS! You found The Nottelmann Blog, exclusively for music educators! Our blog library now stands at 330 postings! Since you're ALWAYS LEARNING, we're ALWAYS ADDING MORE! NOTE: our posts do not necessarily appear in chronological order, as some are ordered according to the season.Enjoy - Comment - Share
TITLE: Our Featured Webinar – A Complete Curriculum for Your Beginning Band – A Free, Individualized Point System
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Podcast and Video
DATE: November 18, 2021
About this Webinar – This free curriculum, developed by 2020 Illinois Teacher of the Year Eric Combs, organizes and challenges students on an individual basis. Now used in over 750 band programs in over 41 countries, this successful system can be tailor-made for your program. The webinar explains origin, the benefits, and the application of this customizable program. The webinar […]
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TITLE: Thoughts from a legendary band director – Everything Band Podcast with Alfred Watkins
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: November 9, 2021
What better way to improve than to dive into the thoughts of a legendary band director. Alfred Watkins was the longtime band director at Lassiter High School in Georgia and one of the finest band directors of his generation. He joins the show to talk about his career and share the wisdom from his 37 years as an instrumental music […]
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TITLE: SUPPORTING MUSIC EDUCATION: AUDIENCE GUIDELINES
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: November 8, 2021
Curated from The NAMM Foundation – Becoming a discerning, supportive and knowledgeable audience member is an important part of a student’s education. Successful audience participation requires skill, discretion, common sense, discipline and a bit of knowledge. Download pdf Becoming a discerning, supportive and knowledgeable audience member is an important part of a student’s education. Successful audience participation requires skill, discretion, […]
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TITLE: Our Featured Post – Top 10 Qualities of an Effective Band or Orchestra Conductor
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: November 2, 2021
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: Two Great Jazz Educators – Two Great Jazz Education Webinars!
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Webinar
DATE: October 28, 2021
Band directors – time to focus on your jazz program? Whether your ensemble meets every day or once a week, whether it’s established or a new program, you’ll find valuable tips and advice here. Click the preview video above to learn more about two GREAT NPD Webinars in Jazz Education with two GREAT Jazz Educators: Mike Parkinson on Beyond the Blues […]
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TITLE: Nottelmann Professional Development Webinars
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Videos
DATE: May 3, 2021
Your ONE-TIME registration takes less than a minute. Already registered? Access all of our webinars now. CLICK TO REVIEW THIS VIDEO PREVIEW Welcome music educators! In keeping Nottelmann Music’s 65-year-plus tradition of supporting music educators, we offer these pages to support your everyday teaching. Nottelmann Professional Development is here to instruct and provide you with OPTIONAL professional development credit, absolutely free […]
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TITLE: If We Want to Maximize Learning, is It Better to Focus on Our Failures or Our Successes?
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: Article Podcast
DATE: November 15, 2021
Curated from the Bulletproof Musician – by Noa Kageyama, Ph.D. Is it better to focus on our failures or our successes? Whether it’s an audition, a math final, or your herculean efforts to prepare a non-dried-out Thanksgiving turkey for once, it’s never fun to fail, make mistakes, or fall short of your goals. Which probably explains why there are so many […]
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TITLE: 5 Tools to Get Your Motivation Mojo Back
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: November 10, 2021
Curated from the Yamaha Educator Suite – by Kathryn Drury Wagner – Music educators, here are 5 tools to get your motivation mojo back. Experts tell us there are strategies to get your motor running again, to feel more energized, and yes, motivated. Ah, if only motivation came in a bottle, and you could crack open the cap and chug […]
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TITLE: Fix It: Snare Drum Rolls Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite – by Dr. Paul Buyer – Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a time when you were conducting on the podium and cued a much anticipated, exposed and important snare drum roll. What did it sound like? Perhaps it was smooth, expressive and confident — maybe the result of assigning your best snare drummer […]
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TITLE: Fix It: Trombone Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite – by Domingo Pagliuca – What makes the trombone special? The sound of the trombone is one of the most profound and glorious of the brass family. As composer Hector Berlioz said, “The trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments … it has all the serious and powerful tones of […]
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TITLE: Fix It: Timpani Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from the Yamaha Educator Suite – by David Collier – As you prepare for the next musical journey with your students, here are some ideas to help your young timpanists. Timpani students need guidance as they are soloists who have a tremendous impact on both the pulse and intonation of your ensemble. Timpanists are both the “drum set player” […]
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TITLE: The Value of Warming Up In Both Music and Life
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from The Alfred Blog – by Scott Watson – Every single moment with our students is precious! Whether it’s a lesson, sectional, ensemble rehearsal, there’s always so much to accomplish and no time to waste. Nonetheless, it’s worth taking the time to establish the habit of warming up at the start of all our meetings with students. Primarily, warming […]
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TITLE: Tips to Be a More Effective Private Music Instructor
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 21, 2021
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite -by Aleah Fitzwater – How to Recruit Students While recruiting band students can be challenging, finding piano and guitar students is even more difficult. Local band programs offer a direct line to their marching band and sectional students. Recruiting for instruments like piano or guitar is clearly trickier. But I recommend getting in touch with […]
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TITLE: Our Twin Featured Posts – EDITOR’S CHOICE – Top Ten Concert Band Pieces You May Have Missed
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 6, 2021
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: Case Study: Shifting a Program’s Culture
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 4, 2021
Curated from the Yamaha Educator Suite – by Christine Ngeo Katzman – “Band is family” rings true for many marching arts participants across the country. But making the cultural paradigm a reality rather than an empty platitude could take years of strategizing. When Jenn Bock joined the Highland High School band program in Gilbert, Arizona, as an assistant band director in 2017, she observed […]
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TITLE: Case Study: Giving Voice to Middle School Choir Students
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: October 4, 2021
Curated from the Yamaha Educator Suite – by Christine Ngeo Katzman – The junior high years can be an awkward period. That’s why promoting self-esteem and self-discovery have become major components of Lydia Cox’s goals as the chorus and digital music teacher at Crosby Middle School within the large district of Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky. “I’ve really enjoyed my experience in […]
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TITLE: Fix It: Trumpet Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: September 29, 2021
Curated from the Yamaha Educator Suite – by Jeff Conner – For over 30 years, I have had the tremendous privilege of playing trumpet for audiences around the world. Without the support, guidance and influence from my middle school (Mr. Kazanjian) and high school (Mr. Ezer) band directors, I would not have had the opportunity to pursue this musical passion that […]
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TITLE: 3 Things I Learned From My Most Gifted Students
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 24, 2021
Curated from SmartMusic’s The Music Educator Blog – by Dave Isaacs – Every teacher knows how much we learn from our students. The act of teaching itself makes you view the music differently as you learn to communicate it more directly. Different students’ experiences teach us problem-solving on both a technical and interpersonal level. Teaching very gifted students is a […]
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TITLE: Resources for Student Recruitment and Retention
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 19, 2021
Curated from the YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Marcia Neel – One of the hallmarks of successful music educators is their desire to continually seek out ways to “build a better mousetrap.” For example, they look for new rehearsal and conducting techniques, innovative ideas to reach others through advocacy and more effective strategies to enhance recruitment and retention for their […]
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TITLE: Funding Resource Roundup for Your Music Program
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 19, 2021
Curated from the YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Heather Mansell – Educators, looking for additional funding for your program? Start here! School during the pandemic has taken many paths that no one could have foreseen. The last year has been a learn-as-you-go experiment as teachers and students embraced online and remote learning. As administrators grapple with how and when to resume […]
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TITLE: Case Study: From a $67 Budget to Success — A Four-Year Journey
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 19, 2021
Curated from the YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Jennifer Antonetti – After two years of teaching elementary general music, I was ready for a change, so I applied to a music education master’s program and for more band jobs. Luckily, I was hired to teach band at Meadows Elementary and Robinson Middle School in my current district, the Topeka Public Schools. Eager to start my new position, […]
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TITLE: Tips for Building Community & Growing Relationships with Band Parents
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 15, 2021
Curated from Band Directors Talk Shop – Tips for Building Community & Growing Relationships with Band Parents – Readers’ Collaborative Post In our recent survey, we asked Band Directors Talk Shop readers, “How do you build community with your band parents? How do you keep open lines of communication and grow strong relationships with parents?” With hundreds of responses to the survey, we came […]
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TITLE: Switching to Horn for the Intermediate Player
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 14, 2021
Curated from BandWorld – by Ashton Bowles – Click on the photo or link below to download a horn book for your intermediate players switching over to the horn. In addition to the horn book, students and teachers can access helpful videos via QR codes. This model project was created by 3rd year American Band College candidate, Ashton Bowles. Full […]
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TITLE: Managing Student Behaviors
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: July 28, 2021
Curated from Smartmusic’s The Music Educator Blog – by Elisa Janson Jones – Today we’re pulling another pre-pandemic recording out from the archives for you to enjoy. With in-person classes imminent, I want to share with you this discussion I had with my dear friend, Lori Schwartz Reichl. You can find Lori’s outstanding resources on managing your music program on […]
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TITLE: Fix It: Clarinet Teaching Tips
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 20, 2021
Curated from The Yamaha Educator Suite – by Shawn Goodman-Royer – The clarinet is the coolest and perhaps most versatile instrument in the band. It has an amazing 3.5-octave range, the greatest dynamic capabilities of any band instrument, and is used in many different genres of music from jazz to klezmer to classical. But perhaps the most impressive and noteworthy […]
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