Bandroom Tips
Breathing for Young Low Brass Players
Awareness is the most important first level of breath training for young brass players. There needs to be a team meeting at the beginning of low brass class to introduce them to...
Training Young Low Brass Players… Ear Development
It takes a three-part approach when training low brass players to be contributing members of any ensemble. These activities should be developed simultaneously, as each activity...
Helping Your Flute Students Play in Tune
It is extremely common for young flute players to play with the flute placed too high on their bottom lip. Playing this way causes the sound to be thin, shrill and sharp. Another...
Tuning a Flute
A flute, with proper design, is made to produce a particular scale with the headjoint set in only one optimum location. Deviating from this ideal location will require the player...
Tell Them HOW to Practice!
This tip for new music educators comes time proven based on my many years experience as a middle and high school band director, and fine arts administrator. Imagine the setting:...
Students Not Playing Their Instrument in Class?
As a band director, I am sure you are aware that sometimes students don’t play their instrument in band class. There can be a myriad of reasons for this: 1) they forget to bring...
Quick Percussion Clips: Fixing Stick Heights
The smallest details make all the difference. Help your percussionists equalize their stick heights and create continuity within your percussion line.
Quick Percussion Clips: Tuning Marching Bass Drums
Does your marching bass drum sound need improving? See this to break down the process of tuning marching bass drums.
Quick Percussion Clips: Bass Drum Muffling
This video shows multiple ways of muffling a bass drum.
