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The Reasoning Behind a Decision to Major in Music

  Bradley describes why he decided to pursue a career in Music Education and what he hopes to accomplish.

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Student Motivation and Developing the “band” culture

The motivation of students and development of the “band” culture within your program go hand-in-hand. First, this won’t happen overnight! If you’re new to a program, even if you’ve[...]

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The Music Coalition: More Than Fund-Raising

  There are four primary components to successful music advocacy. A comprehensive Music Coalition A unified body of Music Educators Detailed knowledge of the functi[...]

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Where It All Began with Aubrey Logan

The "Banded" story of Aubrey  Logan.  She speaks on how she began playing the trombone as well as reasons it is good to be involved in music.

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Where It All Began with Andrew Dost Fun

Andrew Dost from the band "Fun" shares his "Banded" story about his journey in learning music and being in the band.  

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Emily Swanson's Banded Video, Drum Major All American Marching Band

Emily Swanson, Drum Major of the All American Marching Band shares her story of what music and being in the band has done for her.

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Training Young Low Brass Players... Ear Development

It takes a three-part approach when training low brass players to be contributing members of any ensemble. These activities should be developed simultaneously, as each activity ope[...]

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Helping Your Flute Students Play in Tune

It is extremely common for young flute players to play with the flute placed too high on their bottom lip. Playing this way causes the sound to be thin, shrill and sharp. Another c[...]

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Pop Concerts Make Positive Impacts

Many music departments are looking for new methods to build support, motivate students and improve recruitment and retention. One educational and entertaining way is to perfo[...]