Teaching students to practice is one of the most important (and overlooked) aspects of music instruction. When students are armed with effective techniques of individual practice, they become more efficient in the practice room and feel a sense of accomplishment that leads to consistent practice habits.
This week my guest is David Beil, expert band director and host of the “Beyond the Clef” podcast. We share some of our personal critique stories and talk about why we take groups to festival (and other performances) in the first place.
You just received that blessed, long-awaited phone call… “XYZ School District has reviewed your application and résumé, and would like to call you in for an interview.” Hooray!
Putting on a successful concert means taking care of a lot of details. Obviously, preparing the music is most important (and comes with its own processes and challenges).
Every month we add to the SmartMusic Repertoire Library. For May we’ve added seven large ensemble titles, 34 solo titles, and a powerful new method book for teaching rhythm, titled Count Me In.
Today MakeMusic released Finale v26.1, a free-of-charge update for all owners of Finale version 26. Among other improvements, it debuts a new feature that converts classic SmartMusic SMP and SMPX files into a format that can be used with new SmartMusic.
Emerging research in the identity development of our students – and its impact on motivation and engagement – suggests the importance of using a culturally responsive pedagogy.
Over the years I have taught in many different places and in many different types of situations, both at the high school and university levels.
Today’s podcast is a bit of a continuation of our last episode, where Steve Holley and I talked about incorporating pop music into our ensembles and classrooms.
In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, today we’re featuring Chameleon, a wonderfully funky jazz standard from Herbie Hancock’s classic Head Hunters album.