A Last-Minute Assessment Survival Guide

A Last-Minute Assessment Survival Guide

We all know that being a band director is often not what we expect. Many times, we can feel like we’re a “conductor” of a different sort: event planner, scheduler, repairman, counselor, etc., rather than a music teacher. Well, here’s a Step-By-Step Assessment Survival...
Bandroom Tips: Inventory

Bandroom Tips: Inventory

Every band director I have worked with keeps some kind of music library. They all have a system of cataloging music. What a vast majority of them do not have are instrument inventories, specifically for percussion instruments (which in general are not rented/borrowed...
Keeping track of Auxilliary Percussion

Keeping track of Auxilliary Percussion

Tips on helping students keep track of Auxiliary Percussion instruments. About the Author JOHN DUNLAP has over 30 years of experience composing, arranging, and teaching in the percussion realm and proudly serves as an Educational Artist for Innovative Percussion Inc.,...