Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band

In this episode, I interview Andrew Yaracs, retired music educator and author of Travel 101: A Band Director's Guide for Planning Student Travel. Get your softcover or ebook today at www.authorhouse.com; Softcover ISBN 978-1-4918-6310-7  $14.95; E-book ISBN 978-1-4918-6309-1  $3.99. Also available at Amazon or Barnes & Noble

We often lose great ideas because we don't have a way to capture them. Here are several tips to help you capture your ideas.

We often lose great ideas because we don't have a way to capture them. Here are several tips to help you capture your ideas.

Need some tips on what you can do (or not do) during your upcoming break? You get five of them here. Don't worry, they don't involve work (or only slightly).

Need some tips on what you can do (or not do) during your upcoming break? You get five of them here. Don't worry, they don't involve work (or only slightly).

Directors are always looking for ways to make warm-ups engaging and still learn music skills. Start by calling it "Ensemble Sensitivity Training" instead. Get 30+ ideas in this 12 minute podcast. Also find a link to download a pdf at www.themusicedpodcast.com.

Directors are always looking for ways to make warm-ups engaging and still learn music skills. Start by calling it "Ensemble Sensitivity Training" instead. Get 30+ ideas in this 12 minute podcast. Also find a link to download a pdf at www.themusicedpodcast.com. 

James talks about how to help your band sax section sound better. He covers reeds, embouchure, mouthpieces, high/low tones (free worksheet included), recruiting and what to do with beginners.

James talks about how to help your band sax section sound better. He covers reeds, embouchure, mouthpieces, high/low tones (free worksheet included), recruiting and what to do with beginners.

In this episode, I interview Dr. Mark Montemayor of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley during a break from the Colorado Music Educator's Conference.