Band Blast Off with Hosts Deanna Swoboda and Lance LaDuke is a revolutionary new DVD that will change the way band directors recruit students to join their music programs.
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Award-winning composer David R. Holsinger serves as director of the wind ensemble at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. His compositions have won two American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Awards, and he has also been a finalist in…
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If you are new to jazz education or looking for a structured approach on how to instruct students at the elementary and middle school levels, look no further than the Kjos Standard of Excellence: Jazz Performance with its step-by-step…
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This collection of books is written for individual instruments to provide helpful teaching tools for students with limited playing experience. This series of books is very valuable for players who wish to play with a professional big band.
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With the continued growth of NJMEA's Concert Band Festival, the debate of what constitutes a high-level performance seems to be on the rise in the state. While this is certainly not a new argument, the topic might benefit from continued…
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The tangible result of the instruction in the music classroom is the concert performance. In the preparation of music for a performance, we often overlook the details involved in the logistics to make the concert happen. To make sure your…
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Obviously, there is really not a single correct tempo for a given work or section even though composers do provide pretty specific guidelines, either metronome markings or subjective descriptions. However, these indications can sometimes be…
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