In this episode we discuss the task that never ends: articulation. We talk about intro'ing articulation to our beginners as well as what we are doing in our full ensembles to address tongue strength, placement, and pressure.

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In this episode we discuss the many delights of Concert F as a tool in your band hall and many of the ways you would hear this tool utilized daily with our own students.

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In this episode we intro our new "Nuts & Bolts" season with a recap of how our first week went. Starting with episode 601 you can expect very specific topic episodes as all of us start wrapping our minds around Real Band again.

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In this episode we talk about a few of the ways we are looking to reinvent our band program to preserve some of what we have learned in 2020.

In this episode we talk to Brian Balmages about his new piece (our Midwest commission) "Unknown".