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Explaining Tonewoods (7/24/2023)

School Instrument Repairs (6/15/2023)

Building A Library (5/31/2023)

Is Music Notation Necessary? (5/24/2023)

Natural & Unnatural Accents (5/18/2023)

To Flex, or Not To Flex… (5/10/2023)

Quiet Quitting Music (5/3/2023)

How does a Fender B-Bender Work? (5/2/2023)

Teach Them How to Watch (4/19/2023)

Student Composers & Conductors (4/12/2023)

How to Teach Practice Skills (4/6/2023)

Top 4 Band Technique Books (3/29/2023)

Small Combos in Music Programs (3/8/2023)

Developing Phrases (3/1/2023)

Entertained or Entertaining (2/22/2023)

Teaching Counting Skills (2/13/2023)

A Definition of Dynamic Range (2/8/2023)

Who Plays Lead? (2/1/2023)

The Ultimate Concert Band Instrumentation (1/25/2023)

Teaching Intonation in Concert Band – Part 2 (1/18/2023)

Sight-Reading 101 (1/11/2023)

Teaching Intonation in Concert Band – Part 1 (1/3/2023)

Acoustical Sensitivity Training (12/14/2022)

Yamaha Silent Brass - A Review (12/6/2022)

Competition is Hurting Our Band Programs (11/30/2022)

Beginning Tuning Slide Positions (11/21/2022)

Tonic Minor vs Relative Minor (11/14/2022)

Bring Your Parent to Band Class Day (11/7/2022)

Handedness in Concert Band Instruments (8/17/2022)

The Six Percent Rule (8/13/2022)

Fast Tonguing for Beginners (8/13/2022)

How Do I Choose Which Instrument to Play? (8/13/2022)

It's Not What You Play, It's How You Play It That Counts! (5/26/2022)

Managing Band Instrument Inventory (5/26/2022)

Why We Should Study Music (5/26/2022)

Digital Tuners & Metronomes vs Phone Apps (5/26/2022)

Slide Lubrication (5/19/2022)

Top Three Inches of Reed Instruments (5/13/2022)

Why Do Trumpet Valves Jam? (5/5/2022)

Which Instrument is Easiest to Play? (4/28/2022)

Pencil Marks on Band Music (4/21/2022)

Why Practice Scales? (4/14/2022)

Memorization is Getting A Bad Rap (3/25/2022)

Method Books (3/12/2022)

Digital Tuners in Concert Band (3/8/2022)

Use A Journal To Remember Forward (3/1/2022)

Best Instrument for Quiet Practice Spaces (2/25/2022)

What Reed Strength Should Beginners Start On? (2/10/2022)

Don't Practice the Band Music! (2/8/2022)

Asthma and Wind Instruments (2/3/2022)

Should I Use a Practice Record? (1/13/2022)

6 Steps for First Year Players (1/6/2022)

Set - Exhale - Inhale - Play (12/24/2021)

Welcome to the Music ED Blog! (11/17/2021)