The Growing Band Director
by Kyle Smith
Our 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.To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreaon - using the button at the top of growingband.com
Episodes
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399 Ways To Teach Patriotic Music for Veterans Day Ten Minute Tip
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386 Being a Parent Will Make You A Better Band Director with Ryan Ashley
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243 Adjudication, Assessment and Contest - Oh My! with Travis Weller
Support the Show Here It is contest festival season - and Travis Weller joins the show to share advice on preparing your bands for contest festival. You can find the full article here:Adjudication, Assessment and Contest - Oh My! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe...
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395 Learn From Everything and Everyone You Can Ten Minute Tip
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385 A Recipe for Success with Travis Weller
Doing Less, But Always Moving Forward A Recipe for Success Support the Show Here 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.com Our mission is to share…
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388 Teaching Beginning Jazz Improvisation Ten Minute Tips with Dr Chris Costigan and Holly Lloyd
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384 More Jazz Charts I'm Into
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240 Music Administration with Philip Walters and Nathan Coronado
Support the Show Here What are the most enjoyable parts of being a music administrator? What are the greatest challenges? What are administrators looking for in quality teachers and how do they help teachers who are struggling?If someone is looking to become a music administrator, what steps…
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393 Emile Rhythm Program Ten Minute Tips with Holly Lloyd
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377 Don't Try to Be Impressive - Just Be Competent in Everything with Rob Westerberg
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239 Band Music with Audio Tracks with Benjamin Taylor
Support the Show Here Dr Benjamin Taylor is a composer and has tons of great music for bands of all levels. 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.com…
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390 How To Teach Swing Ten Minute Tips with Dr Chris Costigan and Holly Lloyd
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380 Rehearsing and Composing for Jazz Band with Alan Baylock
Alan Baylock is one of the top composers and arrangers of jazz music in the world. He joins the show to help teachers with some ideas for rehearsing your jazz band, and to feature 5 of his great charts! Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the...
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238 Achieving Sonority with Alex Kaminsky
Alex Kaminsky is the Director of Bands at Vandercook College of Music, and and experienced high school band director from Florida. He joins the podcast to share tips to help your band achieve sonority! Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the...
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392 Using Flex Concert Band Music With Your Jazz Ensemble Ten Minute Tips
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383 Charts For High School Big Band
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234 Lighting a Fire in Students with Chris Gleason
Support the Show Here Lighting a Fire in Kids Ted TalkChris Gleason is an experienced band director and creativity consultant from Wisconsin. He joins the show to discuss some ways to help motivate students. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and...
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Preparing the Instruments for Your Beginners with Krystle Smith
Preparing the instruments before handing them out to your students can help them be successful. Krystle Smith shows you how she prepares each of the beginner instruments for her students. Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and...
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389 Listen When Teaching Jazz Ten Minute Tips with Dr Chris Costigan and Holly Lloyd
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379 Teaching Latin Jazz Drums in an Authentic Way for Band Directors with Dennis Crystal
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233 Bassoon! It's Not That Scary...... with Hunter Holoubek
Bassoon can be an instrument that is scary for band directors to teach because it can appear overwhelming. Hunter Holoubek is a band director and bassoon player who is here to give you what you need to know, and help everything make sense!Full PresentationCorrect Bassoon Fingering…
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378 When a Student Drops Band Ten Minute Tips with Travis Weller
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378 Exploring New Music While Honoring the Past with Chadwick Kamei
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222 Using Holiday Music to Teach Time Signatures
Support the Show Here Whatever your teaching situation, exposing your students to time signatures other than 4/4 is essential. In this episode we explore five 6/8, cut time and multi-meter pieces that do just that, in a fun and audience-friendly way that your students will love! To gain access…
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363 Teaching Rhythmically with Audrey Murphy and Holly Lloyd
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374 You Are Stronger Than You Think : Getting Back To Yourself with Bobby Moriarty
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218 The Effect Made by One Person
Support the Show Here Band directors have a tremendous amount of influence on their program. This episode is an in detail story of how Kyle and Jeff got connected, and the impact one person can have on a career. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast…
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362 Teaching Rhythm Using Body Percussion with Audrey Murphy and Holly Lloyd
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381 Easy Jazz Charts I'm Into
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217 Programming Repertoire for Your Students with Joshua Wine
Support the Show Here Joshua Wine is the Director of Bands at Auburn Junior High School in Auburn, Alabama. He joins the show to share helpful insights to programming for your band, as well as specific examples that he has had success with.Programming HandoutSuggested Repertoire for…
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365 Programming is Your Super Power Ten Minute Tips
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375 Keys to Success for New Teachers with Jacob Lamontagne
Support the Show Here Jacob Lamontagne is a third year teacher with an old soul. He is constantly finding ways to improve as a band director, and he shares some of these insights with Kyle. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting…
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216 Customize Music for Your Students with Mike Collins-Dowden
Support the Show Here Mike 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...
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361 Developing Your Podium Ears with Mike Perez
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376 I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now with Rob Westerberg
Rob Westerberg joins the show to share lessons he has learned and things that he wish he knew when he started teaching in an effort to help us all learn to be better teachers. Have Fun and Try Not to Mess Up Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe…
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213 Bass-ics from a Self Taught Bass Player with Nick Pierce
Support the Show Here Ever wonder what traits would make a great bass player for your band? Ever wonder what tools would help YOU teach your bass player at a higher level, even if they are a total beginner? In this episode Nick Pierce give valuable advice on what to look for in a bass player,...
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357 One Liners That Work in Your Band Room with William Kilgore and Holly Lloyd
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371 Setting Up Your Beginners : A Follow Up with Krystle Smith, Erin Folk and Daniel Fitzgerald
As a follow up to Episode 171 - Krystle sits down with Erin and Daniel from Faith Baptist School in Virginia to discuss effective ways to set beginning band students up for success. Full Presentation Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the...
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212 Young Jazz Band with Zachary Smith
Support the Show Here Hear from one of todays best composers for young jazz band. We talk about ways to have a successful jazz program including advice on set up, improvisation, music selection and much more! We also hear 5 of his amazing charts with score and sound! To gain access to all show...
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360 Staying in the Profession with Mike Perez
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373 How To Use a Solo and Ensemble Program to Help Your Students Thrive! with Philip Walters
Philip Walters (Anchorage, AK) shares the details of the Solo and Ensemble unit that he uses to create a diversified experience for students at different levels in his band program. Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider...
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211 Conduct Your Students Effectively with Trae Blanco
Trae Blanco is the Director of Bands at Butler University, and joins the show to discuss some practical conducting challenges and solutions to help you become the best conductor for your students.Look Like Their Sound - Presentation Carl St. Clair Ted Talk - Innovation Whispers Support the…
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356 Achieving Balance Ten Minute Tips with William Kilgore and Holly Lloyd
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370 Jazz Lessons for You and Your Students with Tom Snow
Tom Snow joins the show to discuss many concepts that will help jazz teachers and jazz students improve their musicianship. Support the Show Here 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...
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210 The Bandwagon Crossover with Rob Hammerton
Kyle sits down with fellow band podcaster Rob Hammerton for a session that is also available, in part, on his podcast Bandwagon. We have a talk that includes information on both podcasts, what brought each of us to hosting a band podcast, and helpful tips on improving as a band director. Support...
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355 Why You Should Manage an Honor Band Ten Minute Tips
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369 Behind the Baton Crossover with Shawn Knopp
Kyle is the guest on the Behind the Baton Podcast with Shawn Knopp. Support the Show Here 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.com Our mission is to…
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209 Teaching for Musical Independence with Scott Jones
We often teach our students to follow directions to a point where they produce quality performances, but could we do anything different as band directors to help our students be more independent? Scott Jones joins the show to discuss! Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and…
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354 Ten Minute Tips on Music Selection with Laura Estes and Holly Lloyd
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368 We Have More In Common Than You Think with Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson is an inspirational football coach and teacher. He joins Kyle to talk about the shared culture, as well as the differences, that exsist between the band and football programs at Westbrook High School. Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please...
About this show
Our 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.To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreaon - using the button at the top of growingband.com
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