“This Isn’t What We Played in College!” Literature Considerations for the New Band Director
Take Your Job and LOVE It: Reimagining Work-Life Balance
The Midwest Jazz Interview With Sharel Cassity
The Fundamentals of Wind Band Recording
LGBTQ+ Issues in the Classroom
Humanity in Instrumental Music Education: Driving Toward the Future
Making a Cultural Connection With Students Through Mariachi
Inspiring a Love of Music
Empowering Female Conductors: A Focus on Allyship, Mentorship, and Representation
CHAT Room - Challenges, Helpful Tips and Tricks When Teaching Beginning Woodwinds
CHAT Room - High Clouds and a Good Chance of Wayne
Bassooner the Better
CHAT Room - 46 Years of No Feeder System: Making Players from Beginners and the Ill-Prepared and Still Loving Teaching Band
Creating a Welcoming Environment for All: Supporting Developing Jazz Students
What Would YOU Do? - Developing Rehearsal Techniques Through Active Listening
MORE Innovative Uses of Technology in the Orchestra Rehearsal
Beyond “Gamification:” Reclaiming Master Teaching From Video Games
Improve Your Improv Immediately, With “Fake Confidence!”
Taking the Fear Out of the Mystery: An Approach to Sight Reading at Music Performance Assessment
S.H.O.P. Talk - Painting With Sound: Instrumentation and Color in the Concert Band
The Elephant in the Room: Preventing Sexual Misconduct in Music Education
Chamber Music: Developing Excellence in Large Ensemble Learning
CHAT Room - The Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines support to Queen Elizabeth II
Rehearsing the Concert Percussion Ensemble, Strategies From the Pros
The Fluent Flutist: Pedagogy for Non-flutists to Develop Fluent Flute Sections in Band
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Modern Professional Symphony Orchestra
Developing Music Literacy in the Beginning Year of Instruction
Developing a Culture of Excellence: The Foundation for Musical Success
The Making of a Commission
The "FUN"ctional Music Arrangement - Creating A Simple Arrangement for Instant Performance
Music Curriculum With the Students in Mind
Small School/Big Results “Tips and Tricks for Building a Successful Small School Band”
A Conversation With Dr. Paula Crider
Tempo, Time & Tumult: Solutions for Rhythmic Issues in Instrumental Playing & Teaching
It’s All About Culture: Building a Music Program Through Positive Standards and Expectations
Filling Your Toolbox for Effective Rehearsals
Diversifying the Repertoire: Strategies & Resources
Musical Nourishment: Designing Your Daily Instructional Menu
Beyond Their Years: Developing a Mature Ensemble Sound in the Young Band
The Four Ls to LGBTQ+ Inclusive Strategies for Studios and Classrooms
Let's Get ORGANIZED!
“Conduct Like a Woman”: Empowering Women Band Directors Through Meaningful Mentorship
What You Need to Know if You are Applying to Perform at Midwest
Day One - Snare Drum
Building a Strong Foundation: Five Strategic Pillars of a Thriving Band Program
High School String Orchestra Rehearsal Lab
The Teaching of Vincent Cichowicz for Advancing Brass Players
And the Beat Goes On: Keys to a Successful School Jazz Rhythm Section
Jazz Reading Session
An Honest Conversation With Minority Directors in a Majority World!
Musical Companions: Stravinsky and Stephenson
Build, Sustain, and Expand Your Music Education Ecosystem
Our Collective Power Through Music Education - The Real Civic Engagement
Conducting Sousa With Style: A “How-To” in Bringing Out the Best in a Sousa March
Realizing Diversity Through Afro-Cuban Music
Authentic Approaches in Performing International Repertoire
Change Is Inevitable. Success Is Optional.: Leading a District Through Four Decades of Transformation
There Never Is Enough Time to Rehearse! The Most Efficient Music Rehearsal Strategies
Rehearsing the High School Orchestra: A Panel Discussion
Building Better Ears in Your Brass Section
Dotting the I’s and Crossing the T’s: Intonation, Implementation, Tone, Technique, and Time
Bring the “World Percussion” to Your Music Room …
Music Induced Hearing Loss: Origins, Mechanisms, and Prevention
Make It Practicable: Teaching Advanced Techniques for the Upper Strings in the Orchestra Classroom
From Getting Kicked Out of a Band Hall to Running One: How to Keep Students Like Us in the Profession
Enhancing Fluency in Music Literacy
Polish Your Brass! Achieving a Golden Brass Section Sound
Practicing With Purpose: What’s the Big IDEA?
If My Ensemble Sounds So Good, Why Do I Feel So Bad? New Pathways for the Post-Pandemic Era!
Mythbusters: Removing Assumptions From the Diversity Conversation
Assessment For Learning, Preparing all Students for Success
Embracing Diversity Through Programming: Going Beyond Selection to Creating Community Through the Ways We Teach
Be Successful in Your Next Interview
Ladies and Gentlemen….Start Your Oboes!
Click Save: How to Plan Rehearsals to Optimize Learning and Retention
Living Between Two Worlds: Conducting in the Space Between Reality and Imagination
S.H.O.P. Talk - Make the "Where" Match Your "Why": 5 Performance Travel Essentials
Why Audiences Clap: Creating Exciting and Memorable Performances Through Creativity, Connection, and Communication.
S.H.O.P. Talk - No Booster? No Problem! Building A Music Support Group From Scratch
Band New Music Reading Session
Orchestra New Music Reading Session
The Extended Clarinet Family – FRIEND or FOE? EMBRACE the Similarities Instead of FEAR the Differences of the Aux Clarinets
Meaningful Assessment with Technology
Optimize Your Practice: The Importance of Deliberate Practice and Immediate Feedback for All Brass Players
You Are What You Eat! How to Have a Balanced Band “Diet”
The A-B-C Sight Reading Adventure!
One Small Step for Kids, One Giant Leap for Bandkind: A Unique Approach to Teaching the Individual in the Classroom Setting
Branding Your Music Program: The Importance of Establishing a Visual Brand for Your Program, and the Tools Needed to Do It
Conducting, Composing, and Performing With Disabilities: An Accessible, Inclusive, and Empathic Vision for Neurodiverse Music
S.H.O.P. Talk - How to Finish Student Teaching With a Glowing Recommendation
The Innovative Music Educator - Balancing Technology & Instruction
It's Not 'Just' Middle School Band: Buying-in to a Culture of Excellence From Day One
The Future of the Wind Band: Continuing the Conversation
Tunes That Teach Technique: The Power/Flexibility of Unison Playing at All Levels
Conductor "Tune-Up"
Music Is for Everyone: Practices of Inclusion for Students With Significant/Severe Disabilities
The ABCs of Artistic Ensemble Rehearsing
CHAT Room - What to Know and How to Do It
S.H.O.P. Talk - 100 Days of Practice : Not Just a Hashtag - Dynamic Productivity Every Semester
Not Enough Students for a Jazz Band? Why Not Start a Salsa Ensemble!
From the Top! Building Jazz Culture Through Dynamic Warm-Ups
Starting a Mariachi Program for Non-Mariachi Teachers.
Improving Section Playing
Cor Issues: Horn Section Core Fundamentals
Building a Healthy School Orchestra Program: Recruiting, Retention, and Creating a Culture of Success
What Do I Do When I Hear THAT?
Meet the Band Grandpas
Poverty, Barriers, Music & Success: Understanding and Helping Low-Income Music Students Succeed
Five 21st-Century Strategies to Enhance Music Learning
Teach Like Your Hair Is on Fire: Rehearsal Techniques That Engage All Learners, Establish Ownership, and Create Meaningful Learn
Middle School String Orchestra Rehearsal Lab
Repertoire Becomes Us: The Importance of Choosing Quality
Day One - Keyboard Percussion
S.H.O.P. Talk - Flute Hacks! A Cheat Sheet for the Beginner Flute
CHAT Room - How to Grow a Big Fish in a Little Pond: Building and Culture of Support and Respect for the Small Band Program
SEL for Our Students - What to Know and Why It Matters
Band Rehearsal Lab
Protecting Your Program: Tips to Survive and Thrive in the Modern World
Curiosity Is More Important Than Talent: Practical and Fun Improvisational Concepts for Our Band Students
When Conductor and Composer are One
The Snowball: Building and Sustaining Success in the First Years
Show Them How! Steps That Every Director Can Do to Make Their Percussion Section Sound Superior
Mental Health Awareness for Directors: Tools for Psychological Wellbeing
Making a "Percussive" Game Plan
All Things Saxophone for Beginners, Advanced Students, and Professionals With Navy Band Principal Saxophonist MUC Jonathan Yanik
Discover the New Gems of Percussion Solo Literature
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