Using the Five Variables of Headjoint Placement with Beginning Flute Students
“How in the world do you make a sound on this thing?” I asked my parents as we opened the case of my rented student flute in the fall of my 6th grade year. I knew enough to wait to even try to put it together until my band director could guide me, but it sure looked...
Essential Guidelines for Composing in the Orff-Schulwerk Style
To support you in creating impactful Orff-Schulwerk compositions, here are key insights from some of the judges who helped develop our Sonor Orff Composition Contest evaluation rubric. 1. Write in the Schulwerk Elemental Style Your composition should reflect the core...
Improve Your Clarinet Tone | Play & Learn with Jupiter
Welcome to Episode 1 of Play & Learn with Jupiter! Join Jupiter artist Amy Chambers as she dives into the essentials of producing a rich, beautiful clarinet tone. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your skills, Amy’s expert guidance will help...
Beginning Percussion: Should You Start On Mallets Or Pad?
One of the biggest questions in beginning percussion pedagogy is when to start mallets vs when to start drumming on a practice pad. This is an important question that is inspired by different experiences across band halls everywhere. Percussionists show up in the back...
Preventing Disruptive Behaviors in Our Rehearsals
As most of us understand, we have few behavior problems in our classes with bands. The students are, by in large, among the best students in our schools. They are involved in a quality activity, and each of them wants to be a part of an interesting and valuable...
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.