The Midwest Jazz Interview
Making Music in an Age of Anxiety: We Need "Us" Now more than Ever
Pumps on the Podium - It’s Not About the Shoes! Amplifying the Female Role in Your Band Room
Programming Popular Music: A Conversation with Dennis Alves, Director of Artistic Planning for the Boston Pops
There is Life After College! Navigating Interviews, Accepting Your First “Big Kid” Job and Thriving in Your First Few Years of Teaching!
You Can't Teach Empty Chairs: Recruitment and Retention Strategies That Actually Work!
Day One - Sax
Promoting Mental Health Through Music: Practical Applications for Band Rehearsals
S.H.O.P. Talk - From Application to Accepted: Preparing for Graduate Conducting Studies
Sound Solutions: Troubleshooting the Trumpet Section
Flute Tips and Tricks: Making Tone and Pitch Development Fun Using Something Old and Something New
How We Teach Is As Important as What We Teach: 20 Ways to Energize Your Rehearsals
Playing the Numbers Game in a Title 1 Middle School Band Program
Breaking the Silence: The Experiences of Female Band Directors
Outreach, Impact, Legacy: Connecting with our Audiences Through Live Stream Productions
Why Teach, Why Now?
“How Does That Go?” – Success in Rhythmic Sight-Reading
Day One - Flute
S.H.O.P. Talk - Representation & Role Models: Tools to Build an Inclusive and Impactful Brass Section
A Place to Belong: Reaching your Students Where They Are
The Right Music at the Right Time: Finding Music that Fits Your Beginning Band
BEYOND THE NOTES
Zero to Concert in 48 Hours: Strategies for Success with Honor Bands
Beginning Band Building Blocks
A Band Director’s Guide to Beginning Woodwinds
Listening Around The Bandstand
How YOU Doin'? Dealing with the hidden challenges of Anger, Burnout, Anxiety, and Depression.
Inclusive Ensembles: Simple Strategies to Make Music Work for More People
Choose Wisely: Considerations for Programming Works by Composers from Historically Underrepresented Communities
Preparation, Realization, and Interpretation – Three Keys for an Artistic Performance of Wind Band Repertoire
How to Start a Percussion Ensemble: A Beginner’s Guide
What We Need Can Benefit You, Too: Rehearsal Strategies from the Perspective of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Musicians.
Demystifying Social Media & Making it Work for You
Public Relations and Music Education Work Hand-in-Hand
No Sweat Clarinet: Beginner year non-negotiables!
S.H.O.P. Talk - It Takes a Village to Raise a Music Educator
So You Want To Be A Music Administrator...
Teach Music Like a Pirate!
Beyond Measure: "UnGrading" Your Classroom
Treasured Tips and Paying It Forward!
Finding Success at a Title 1 Middle School as a Sole Director
Middle School String Orchestra Rehearsal Lab
Middle School Band Rehearsal Lab
Anyone Can Arrange
Classroom Management for the Modern Middle School Director
S.H.O.P. Talk - Copyright, Self-publishing, and Digital Music
Making Sense of Asymmetric Meters
It's the Bridge, Not the Break: Going from Band to Orchestra
Day One - Clarinet
Programming Paradoxes: Choosing Repertoire that Resonates
S.H.O.P. Talk - How to Stream Concerts and Performances the Right Way: Copyright Guidance from School Music License!
The Tuning Tackle Box
Growing Up Your Saxophone From Middle School To College
S.H.O.P. Talk - A FUN-damental "Technology" Based Brass Warm-Up
Using Chamber Music to Fast-track Your Band or Orchestra to a Winning Performance!
Developing Essential Jazz Drum Set Styles
The Musical Decision Tree: A Tool for Effective Rehearsing
The Importance Of Creating A Culture Of Excellence In Your Ensemble
After the NOTES and RHYTHMS? Taking your ensemble to the NEXT LEVEL!
Quality Control: Discovering Repertoire that Meets YOUR Standards
Special Needs --- Incredible Deeds: How To Institute an Inclusive Musical Experience for Students of All Abilities
A Polished Percussion Section - A Director's Secret Weapon
Habits of Success for the Emerging Music Educator: College Student Through the First Years of Teaching
The Chorale Curriculum: Using Numbers to Ignite Our Students' Musicianship
Empowering and Mentoring the Next Generation of Female Band Directors
Setting up your string students for success! Diagnose and correct common technical problems to allow your students play their very best.
S.H.O.P. Talk - Creativiy-Where Failure may be a requirement
IYCB (If you conduct better…)
Clearing the Path: Leadership in the Age of Change
Orchestra Curriculum: Developing a Map for Your Program
Choosing Help Over Hurt: Successful Habits for Teaching Band in Underserved Communities
DeMystifing Breath: Finding the Missing Pieces to Unlock Breath Support
It's All About Culture
35 Years The Lord of the Rings
Fundamental Processes for Sustained Success in Your Middle School Band Program
Beginning Band & Strings: Your Situation May Be Different but Your Questions Should Be the Same
The Mexican Repertoire Initiative
A Breath of Fresh Air for Bands in a Small, Rural Community
Community Building: Meet Them Where They Are
The Music Teacher's Guide to Grant Writing
5 S.M.A.R.T. Ideas to Retain THIS YEAR’S BEGINNERS; A Primer for High School and Middle School Directors
Mariachi Straight Out of the Box: Creating a Standards Based Curriculum for Mariachi
What's Your Motivation?
Kodaly in the Instrumental Classroom? Of Course!
Elevate Your Plan to Meet the Needs of Every Student: Juggling Unique Learner Needs to Ensure Success and Belonging
Symphonic Sounds: Creating, Rehearsing and Performing with A Symphony Orchestra
Expanding Experiences in Orchestra: DAWs, Amps, Pedals, and More
Sliding to Success: Effective Methods for Teaching Beginning Trombone
Four Symbiotic Elements for Musical Young Percussionists
Setting the Table: Addressing the Teacher Shortage, Teacher Licensure Examinations, and Fostering Conditions for Success
Baffled by BQ? Go from “Boo!” to “Bravo!” with Brass Quintet Skills 101
Blueprint for Success - Cultivating Strong and Successful Relationships with your Music Partner Programs
Tips, Tricks and Traditions in the Classroom
Virtual Professional Learning Communities: Connecting Music Teachers in Small Schools to Meaningful, Content-specific, Professional Development
Achieving Clarity Through Definition
Choral Techniques for the Band and Orchestra Conductor
Become the Hero of Your Own Story
Side by Side: Building and Sustaining an Effective Community in the Music Studio
The Conductor: Translating Vision into Sound
Student Empowerment in Music Ensembles: Integrating Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
Score Preparation Is Like Planning a Family Vacation
FLEXible Solutions for Non-Perfect Instrumentation
Repairing the Future: Social justice, ensemble pedagogy, and interdisciplinary collaboration
“Stop Rushing and Play In Tune!”— Solutions to the Biggest Ensemble Problems in Orchestra
Stage AND Screen - Incorporating Film with Concert Music
Advocacy Beyond the Pandemic: Getting the Job Done at the National, State, and Local Levels
Extreme Band Makeover: Percussion Edition
Don’t Quantize, “Authenticize!”: Latin Music in Your Jazz Program
Creating a Student-Centered Wind Band Experience
The Well-rounded Musician
S.H.O.P. Talk - Beginning a Band Instrument by Connecting to the Elementary General Music Classroom
The Jazz Band Rehearsal - A Work of Art
Teach Your Percussionists to Play with 4-Mallets Using the Stevens Technique
Extending Your Reach, The "Quilted" Career
Squeaks Be Gone! Clarinet Tips for Ensemble Directors
Pedagogical Practices to Maximize Precious Rehearsal Time
From the First Note to the Last: Connecting Fundamentals and Musicianship
An Interview with Frank Ticheli
Leading from the Podium: Creating an Environment Where Students Want to Be!
Lead The Way: The Art of Lead Trombone Playing
From the Podium: Get the Percussion Sound You Want and the Sound You Need!
Collective Action: Building the Capacity of Teachers to Enact Change
Top Ten Tips for Happy Bassoonists!
Tune of the Week: an engaging way to get your students to think and write about music
From the Rough to the Hope Diamond: Developing Ensemble Artistry with Young String Players
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