Avoiding Mistakes when Building a New Music Facility When band director Andrew Buttermore learned that he would be involved in the planning for a brand new high school in Ames, Iowa, he turned to the Wenger Planning Guide for…
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Band Directors Upgrade Your Clarinet Section In partnership with Weiner Music receive a 20% discount on Eddie Daniels Expressions Clarinet Ligatures. At checkout enter discount EDDIEDANIELS and receive a 20% discount. Expires June 30,…
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Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Better NYC Experience The Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade marks the start of the…
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5 Key Elements of Effective Musicianship Excerpt from THE SYSTEM-MARCHING BAND METHODS by Gary E. Smith:  Associate Director of Bands, Emeritus University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign www.marchingbandsystem.com Achieving musical…
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As Summer Heats Up, So Does Drum Corps Season: Learn to survive the dog days and keep your body fit for your moment in the sun. Emile Menasch Drum corps is a complete music, mind and body experience. And while the music and the mind…
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Travel with Guardian Tours for teachers, BY teachers Are you interested in traveling with your school music ensemble? Guardian plans travel for performance trips, competitions, educational purposes and more!  We tailor the trips…
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Marketing Your Student Trip: Your Three Key Audiences It’s happening!  You’ve dreamed about making performance travel part of your school’s program, and you’ve finally got a student travel experience on the calendar. You’re excited…
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