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TITLE: Everything Band Podcast: Episode 119 – Alex Kaminsky
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: September 5, 2019
Curated from Mark J. Connors’ Everything Band – Alex Kaminsky is the newly appointed Director of Bands at VanderCook College of Music. He has had tremendous success at every stop of his teaching career, including most recently at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Topics: Alex’s early experiences in music including Melvin Baker, his exceptional high school band director and the…
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TITLE: Keeping Percussion Students Involved
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: September 4, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s The Music Educator’s Blog – by Dave Black – Keeping percussion students involved throughout every rehearsal can be a challenge, especially on pieces that don’t include several percussion parts. Below are some tips to help both avoid and respond to this challenge. Repertoire Selection In a well-crafted piece of music, percussion parts are not simply an afterthought;…
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TITLE: Tips for Success at All-State Auditions
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: September 3, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s the music educator blog – by Chris Clark – We all want our students to make All-State groups. Earning a place in these prestigious ensembles is a great experience for students. It’s something they can take pride in including on college applications, and a way to impress their peers. Not only does it benefit the student, but…
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TITLE: Digital Resources for your Bassoon Player
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 24, 2019
Curated from NAfME – by Elizabeth Rusch Fetters – We are certainly living in the digital age. Never have there been so many resources for esoteric interests or uncommon musical instruments. For a bassoon student with or without a local bassoon teacher there are many resources available on the internet. Here are some suggestions to point your bassoon student, or…
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TITLE: How to Keep Instruments OUT of the Shop and IN Your Students’ Hands – THE CLARINET
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Videos
DATE: August 23, 2019
Tips from the Repair Shop is a series of EXCLUSIVE presentations from Nottelmann Music. Here’s an easy way to teach your students to set up and care for their instruments properly. These short videos are packed with key information you’ll want them to know. Cover them in class or share the links online with your students. If your students follow…
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TITLE: How to Keep Instruments OUT of the Shop and IN Your Students’ Hands – THE BASS CLARINET
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Video
DATE: August 23, 2019
Tips from the Repair Shop – EXCLUSIVE presentations from Nottelmann Music. Here’s an easy way to teach your students to set up and care for their bass clarinets properly. This short video is packed with key information you’ll want them to know. Cover it in class or share the links online with your students. If your students follow these tips,…
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TITLE: How to Keep Instruments OUT of the Shop and IN Your Students’ Hands – THE SAXOPHONE
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT:
DATE: August 23, 2019
Tips from the Repair Shop – EXCLUSIVE presentations from Nottelmann Music. Here’s an easy way to teach your students to set up and care for their alto, tenor, or baritone sax properly. This short video is packed with key information you’ll want them to know. Cover it in class or share the links online with your students. If your students…
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TITLE: How to Keep Instruments OUT of the Shop and IN Your Students’ Hands – BRASS INSTRUMENTS
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Videos
DATE: August 23, 2019
Tips from the Repair Shop – EXCLUSIVE presentations from Nottelmann Music. Here’s an easy way to teach your students to set up and care for their instruments properly. These short videos are packed with key information you’ll want them to know. Cover them in class or share the links online with your students. If your students follow these tips, you…
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TITLE: How to Keep Instruments OUT of the Shop and IN Your Students’ Hands – THE FLUTE
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: August 23, 2019
Shared from Conn-Selmer – Here’s an easy way to teach your students to for their flutes properly. This short video is packed with key information you’ll want them to know. Cover it in class or share the links online with your students.
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TITLE: Classroom and Rehearsal Tips for Choral and Instrumental Programs – by Laura Vaughan
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 20, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s Music Educator Blog – by our good friend, St. Louis’ own Laura Vaughan – Having enjoyed more than thirty years in choral classrooms, I’ve had lots of experience with what works, and what doesn’t. Here are a few rehearsal tips that I’ve collected over the years that have worked for me. The first group are specific to…
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TITLE: Top 5 Articles on Music Students Applying for College
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 19, 2019
What do you say when a students tell you they want major in music in college? Share this posting with students! Another music education service from Nottelmann Music! How Many Colleges Should Music Students Apply To? – Eastman School of Music What to Consider Before Applying to Music College – thebalancecareers.com The Ultimate Admissions Guide: 75 Steps For Getting Into…
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TITLE: Looking Back at Woodstock Day 4 – August 18, 1969
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: August 18, 2019
Portions curated from Woodstock.com – by Ray Benton – Also see DAY 1, August 15, 1969; DAY 2, August 17, 1969; Day 3, August 17, 1969 Woodstock Day 4? What happened to “3 Days of Peace and Music? RAIN! Other delays! Performance starts were pushed back into the “wee hours” and into a Day 4, Monday morning, August 18, 1969….
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TITLE: Looking Back at Woodstock Day 3 – August 17, 1969
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: August 17, 2019
Portions curated from Woodstock.com – by Ray Benton – Also see DAY 1, August 15, 1969; DAY 2, August 17, 1969; Day 4, August 18. 1969 Whether you agree with the message or not, whether you condone the life-style or not, this historic event and its music is said to have “defined a generation.” This third installment on our 4-day…
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TITLE: Looking Back at Woodstock Day 2 – August 16, 1969
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: August 16, 2019
Portions curated from Woodstock.com – by Ray Benton – Also see DAY 1, August 15, 1969; Day 3, August 17, 1969; Day 4, August 18. 1969 Whether you agree with the message or not, whether you condone the life-style or not, this historic event and its music is said to have “defined a generation.” This second installment on our 4-day…
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TITLE: Looking Back at Woodstock Day 1 – August 15, 1969
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: ARTICLE VIDEO
DATE: August 15, 2019
Portions curated from Woodstock.com – by Ray Benton – Also see DAY 2, August 16, 1969; Day 3, August 17, 1969; Day 4, August 18. 1969 Whether you agree with the message or not, whether you condone the life-style or not, this historic event and its music is said to have “defined a generation.” This first installment on our 3-day…
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TITLE: The String Player’s Reboot
SOURCE: Ray Benton
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 13, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s Music Educator’s Blog – by Bob Phillips – The first week of any school year is always so exciting! It is wonderful to see your new and returning students. While the new school year brings with it many organizational challenges, the most immediate task is to get students moving forward again after a long summer. Often younger…
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TITLE: Make the Beginning of Rehearsal Engaging and Productive
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 12, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s Music Educator’s Blog – by Wendy Higdon – I have taught band for more than twenty-five years. During that time I’ve changed many, many aspects of my teaching practice as I’ve learned and discovered new ideas. However, no element has evolved more than my approach to “warmups.”To begin, I have all but erased the words “warm up”…
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TITLE: How Do I Set Up My Audio-Technica USB Microphone with My PC?
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 9, 2019
Microphone with My PC? 11.29.2018Audio-Technica 4 Comments Question: How do I set up my Audio-Technica USB microphone with my PC? Answer: The setup of an Audio-Technica USB microphone may seem like a daunting task, but fear not! There are only a few settings you need to configure before you begin recording and podcasting. Please refer to the photos and follow…
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TITLE: Top 100 Music Education Blogs And Websites To Follow
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 8, 2019
Browse through these popular blogs with an extremely wide-range of musical interests and applications. Find the ones you like and subscribe! 1. Mrs. Miracle’s Music Room About Blog Music educator, blogger, writer, creator of digital resources, mom to two beautiful girls. Frequency about 4 posts per month. Since Dec 2012 Blog mrsmiraclesmusicroom.com Facebook fans 10,229. Twitter followers 1,806. View Latest…
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TITLE: Music Ed Mentor Podcast #054: Mastering Classroom Management
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: August 3, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s Music Educator Blog – by Elisa Janson Jones – The other day I had a mentoring session with a first-year teacher. I asked him how much training in classroom management he’d been provided. What rules and procedures was he planning to implement? What consequences had he come up with for when students break the rules? [pause for…
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TITLE: 7 Revealing Beginner Saxophonist Problems
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT:
DATE: August 2, 2019
Curated from The Music Educator – by Bill Stevens – Learning a new instrument is not without its challenges. In this post “7 Revealing Beginner Saxophonist Problems” we will explore and identify challenges posed to new students. Whether or not you are teaching a 5th-grade student or a retiree who is looking to check something off their bucket list, all…
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TITLE: Six Music Classroom Management Strategies
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 31, 2019
Curated from Smartmusic’s The Music Educator Blog – by Rachel Maxwell and Jessica Shields – We can all agree that classroom management is an important key to teaching success. These two teachers have found these six to be successful.We see 375 band students every day and have very few discipline issues or distractions during class. Below are six music classroom management…
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TITLE: Five Things to Do in Your First Five Years of Teaching – Advice for New Music Educators
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 29, 2019
Curated from NAfME – by Audrey Carballo – Five years sounds like a very long time, but in the world of academia, think of it as a mile marker on the way toward your retirement. For most of us, teaching is a career, and we’re in it for the duration of our working lives. If you want to go the…
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TITLE: Tips to Keep Marching Bands Healthy and Hydrated on the Field
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 27, 2019
Curated from Band Director.com – by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) – With the beat of a drum, the blow of a whistle, and the blare of the brass section, marching bands across the country are practicing formations and new musical routines in anticipation of the start of school year. Recognizing the unique needs of these performers, the National…
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