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Expectations for ensembles are typically communicated at the beginning of the school year or at the beginning of a new semester or concert preparation. What about creating expectations at the beginning of each rehearsal, in every measure,…
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Spring has begun to roll into summer and it is again time to begin preparing, in earnest, for the upcoming fall marching band season. This year's show design clinic features the Wyandotte High School Marching Band under the direction of…
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I should say this is the best way I have used to teach drill. There are so many ways to put a show on the field, and each director needs to find the way that is the most comfortable. However, I cringe when I hear of people placing students…
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As I have looked to raise the standard of excellence for this group, I found myself questioning my approach to several areas of my teaching philosophy, as well as the absence of "tried and true" techniques of marching band development.
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First, I think it's important to have a pre-conceived idea about what sound should be produced when the cymbals are brought together. We usually use the word "crash" to describe the sound, but I think a good cymbal sound has more "rash"…
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"All dressed up and nowhere to go" hints at a long-standing dilemma in jazz education. We are blessed with a plethora of incredible teaching materials that too often remain unknown or gather dust.
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There are two new faces in the band department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Director of Bands and Professor of Conducting Michael Haithcock, who conducts the Symphony Band and Associate Director of Bands and Assistant…
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