216 Customize Music for Your Students with Mike Collins-Dowden

Support the Show Here⁠Mike Collins Dowden is a beginning band teacher as well as published composer of jazz and concert music. Hear his story on how he started writing for his students, and the encouragement for teachers to do the same. Hear practical ways and reasons to arrange music for your students.We also listen to five of his pieces for jazz and concert band with score and sound!⁠The Overlooked Rewards of Composing for Student Ensembles ⁠⁠Band Rocks! Band Method by Michael Collins Dowden⁠ (Print Copies) ⁠⁠Band Rocks! Band Method By Michael Collins Dowden⁠ (Direct Download)⁠ To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of thegrowingbanddirector.comOur mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.Connect with us with comments or ideasFollow the show:Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.comOn Youtube The Growing Band Director Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast GroupInstagram @thegrowingbanddirectorTik Tok @thegrowingbanddirectorIf you like what you hear please:Leave a Five Star Review and Share us with another band director!