If You Build It, They Will Swing
Originally Published by KHS America Academic Alliance partner, Band Directors Talk Shop If the first thing you do when starting your jazz band is pass out a few charts, I would like to suggest trying a different approach. No matter what level of jazz ensemble...
Play and Learn Ep. 5: Band Tips from Dr. Peter Boonshaft
In this episode, Dr. Peter Boonshaft shares helpful advice for students on how to become stronger musicians in a band setting. From listening more intentionally to playing with greater awareness, his tips are all about growing as an ensemble player and making better...
Articulation | Play & Learn with Jupiter ft. Amy Chambers
Welcome to Episode 4 of Play & Learn with Jupiter! In this episode, Jupiter Artist Amy Chambers shares breaks down the basics of articulation—helping student musicians improve clarity, precision, and expression in their playing. Download Sheet Music AMY CHAMBERS...
Tonguing | Play & Learn with Jupiter
Welcome to Episode 3 of Learn & Play with Jupiter! In this episode, Jupiter Artist Amy Chambers shares essential tips and techniques for developing clean and confident tonguing on the clarinet. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to refine your...
How to Teach Beginner Clarinet Students to Play Over the Break: 4 Easy Steps for Band Directors
Teaching students to play “over the break” doesn’t need to be overwhelming. Actually, we should probably avoid using the term altogether, and teach these notes just like any new set of fingerings. With a solid foundation in the lower register, they’ll be...
About Academic Alliance
Involvement in school music provides experiences that only participants can fully understand. Those experiences help forge a common bond through music. If you have been fortunate enough to share such experiences, you are what we call “banded.”
We also use BANDED to describe the COMMUNITY that includes Music Educators, Students of all Ages, Band Parents, Professional Performers, Hobbyist Musicians, School Music Dealers, and Instrument Manufacturers such as ourselves.
At the very foundations of this community, we recognize the importance of the important symbiotic relationship between School Music Programs, School Music Dealers, and the Instrument Manufacturer. In order to foster this connection, we have developed the KHS America Academic Alliance.
We look forward to the evolution of this exciting program, and welcome feedback on how we can further enhance the work that you do in music education.
We are excited to offer your program the opportunity to join the KHS America Academic Alliance today.
We look forward to the evolution of this exciting program, and welcome feedback on how we can further enhance the work that you do in music education.
We are excited to offer your program the opportunity to join the KHS America Academic Alliance today.