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Familiarity Breeds Ignoring

Choose one thing you regularly do in rehearsal. It could be anything: one phrase you say just before you start conducting, one activity you do in a warm-up, or one gesture you use [...]

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Habitual Sight

Have you noticed yourself looking at the same few students as you teach or conduct? I do, and I find they fall into two categories: those who are always looking back at me, because[...]

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Hmmm…

I saw an advertisement while walking through an airport today. It read, “Tomorrow will be nothing like today.” And it bothered me, but I couldn’t figure out why. As I thought about[...]

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Back To School Message

That first day of school is approaching.  And with it comes many thoughts and feelings: worries about everything that needs to be done the first few days back, excitement about wha[...]

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Music Education: Perspectives from a Younger Generation

     Understanding the reasons why music should be a core subject in our school system is just not enough. Music is able to help shape the  so-called “whole person” and schools car[...]

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Getting Students To Play Gigs Off Campus

Does anyone go into the field of music performance for the money? It's not like someone says, “I want to make a lot of money. I think I'll be a musician.”  Musicians play music bec[...]

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3 Reasons Why Now — More Than Ever — America Needs Music in its Schools

For the first time ever, music is now cited in federal statute as a stand-alone subject in schools. The timing could not be better.  After all, provision for the arts in school [...]

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Mariachi: A Beneficial Cultural Tradition

Often when we think of mariachi, we think of Mexico and its beautiful culture and folklore. Mariachi, means something different to everyone. To some, listening to a mariachi group [...]

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Why Scheduling More Performances Will Save Your Child’s Musical Life (and Your Music Program)

We are a few months into a new school year.  Has your child had a performance yet? When students open their instrument case for the first time, they are excited to begin their m[...]

 

Banded Stories

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Amy Hardison Tully

I knew I wanted to be a musician for as long as I remember. I loved school band and orchestra and I loved learning new music for flute with my private teachers. When it was time to[...]

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Brianna Ray is BANDED!

This is Brianna Ray from Eisenhower HS in Decatur, Illinois. She is BANDED! She is also way cool! Hear how she came to love playing bass.

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A Teacher’s Perspective: The Power of Music

Originally Posted on May 4, 2015 in Music in a Minuet ...http://www.nafme.org/a-teachers-perspective-the-power-of-music/ The older I get, the more I am convinced that music is t[...]

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FREE Players Drum Corps 2015 WGI Regionals--They Epitomize "BANDED"

These percussionists and guard members epitomize the "Banded concept." Together they go further.  They have performed at the 2014 WGI finals, and at two WGI regionals this past sea[...]

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Andrew Dost is BANDED!!

Andrew Dost, founding member of the band FUN., share what being involved in music has done for him.

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Dana Murray from Dojo Percussion is BANDED!

Dana Murray from Dojo Percussion shares how drumming can alter a person's approach to life!

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Christopher Foster--Armed Forces Percussion Player

Christopher, who plays percussion in our Armed Forces, speaks of when he first knew the drums were a part of him.

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Mary Jean--Iowa Bandmasters Educator

Mary Jean discusses her beginnings in music, what brought her to the trumpet, and why she enjoys teaching young musicians.

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Mark--The University of North Dakota

Mark from the University of North Dakota speaks of the reasons being a professional trumpet player was the ONLY thing that made sense to him. He speaks of his start in music and wh[...]