Teaching/Technology

Educator's View Point by Donald DeRoche, Ph.D. "Only a few of our students will pursue music as a career, but all of them will be well served if we can help them achieve a feeling of self-confidence." Help your students learn not…
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A Powerful Online Group Management Tool
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When cleaning arcs or curvilinear sets, it is important to remember from high school geometry that arcs are parts of circles (or in some instances within curvilinear forms, parts of ovals or ellipses).
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A truly great band is a combination of many factors, including the skill and attitude of the band members and the quality and condition of their instruments. Perhaps most important, however, is the personality and musicianship of the…
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Jewel Concert mouthpieces are very reed friendly and easy to blow. Embouchures hold in position longer with less fatigue. Students will notice more stability in upper register playing and pitch without overblowing.
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A process that is intended by design, to be the fairest and best way for any organization to determine which candidate is the best of the best. Arguably, it is the most important process that separates those that have jobs from those that…
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Rhythm is the primary musical element found in all music from all historical periods. It is also the most problematic. Why then is rhythm so often neglected as a daily component of band and orchestra rehearsals? Totally neglected? Of course…
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You've no doubt heard about or even experienced feelings of anxiety before or during performances. This anxiety, stage fright, or performance anxiety as it is commonly referred to, is a negative form of performance arousal and can affect…
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Most all great melodies are singable and are connected through a line that comfortably follows a contour and shape that is organic to the untrained voice. If you are not a singer, force yourself to imagine someone else singing it. Even…
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