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Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band — 361 episodes
Classroom Management Without Constant Punishment
The First 5 Minutes of Rehearsal
Building a Positive Band Culture
Your First Year Is Not About Perfection
Only Two Grades In My Class - A+ or Retake
Don't Fear Something New To You
Begin Class With Something Engaging
A Broken Fuel Line Reminds Me Of My Priorities
We Use Content To Teach Life
The Power of a Pop-Tart
Teach and Discipline Like a Coach
Dealing With Stupid, Toxic Comments
Your Voice Is Not a Behavior Management System
More Trombones? Yes Please.
If Only I Were The Man I Am Today 21 Years Ago
Don't Believe The Lie
Teaching The Blues Scale To Any Group
YOU Make A Difference, Even When You Don't Think You Do
Instrument Repair Tips From An Expert Repairman
Rehearsal Room Hacks (EP 305)
STOP COMPARING (EP 304)
Instilling High Standars Despite Pushback (EP 303)
Tips For Helping Brass Players Change Partials (EP 302)
Reflect Every Week - Band Director Boost
Don't Fix Every Mistake - Band Director Boost
Classroom Structure and Management Tips (EP 301)
Your Energy Sets The Tone - Band Director Boost
Tune The Ensemble, Not Just The Notes - Band Director Boost
Praise The Small Stuff - Band Director Boost
Ten Tips For Managing Large Groups of Beginners (EP 300)
Less Talk, More Play - Band Director Boost
Rehearsal Routine is Gold - Band Director Boost
Start With Sound - Band Director Boost
Getting More Parent Participation (EP 299)
Build Leaders Early - Band Director Boost
Repertoire Selection Tips (EP298)
When To Play (and Not Play) At Football Games (EP297)
A Drill Technique for Marching Band (EP296)
Big Announcement - The book is here
Episode 295 - Eating Healthy - How I Lost 40 pounds
Episode 294 - When Students Misbehave For The Sub
Episode 293 - 8 Tips For Dealing With Students Wanting To Switch Instruments
Episode 292 - Demanding Great Concert Behavior From The Audience and Your Students
Episode 291 - What To Say At The Concert
Episode 290 - How Much Time Should You Spend On Fundamentals
Episode 289 - Helping Students Play In Tune
Episode 288 - 6 Tips For Engaging Percussionists
Episode 287 - 13 Top Mistakes Directors Make
Episode 286 - 16 Things I Wish I Knew About Festival Prep
Episode 285 - Marching Band Is Needed Now More Than Ever Before
Episode 284 - Add Some Spice To Your Rehearsal
Episode 283 - Eight Strategies for Surviving the Stress Bubble of Teaching
Episode 282 - Landing the Baton - Job Hunting Tips for Band Teachers
Episode 281 - When a Life Is Lost
Episode 280 - Strike the Right Chord - Cultivating Culture in the Band Classroom
Episode 279 - Mastering Music Education: Is a Master's Degree Worth It for Teachers?
Episode 278 - 7 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier In My Career
Episode 277 - I Have My First Parade What Do I Do
Why Do Flute Players Seem To Behave Better
When In Doubt, Make It Flat - Bonus Episode
Schedule a Time To Leave Work - Bonus Episode
Say NO to This So You Can Say YES To That - Bonus Episode
Keeping a Calendar Reduces Your Chance of Saying Yes - Bonus Episode
Do THIS At The Start Of Every Class - Bonus Episode
Air Will Get You There - Bonus Episode
Episode 276 - Three Ps To Keeping Order In Rehearsal
Episode 275 - How Can I Remember Everything I'm Supposed To Do - 2 minute episode
Episode 274 - Work and Life Balance
Episode 273 - I Burned Out - TWICE - 2 minute episode
Episode 272 - Practice Tips, and the BIG LIE
Episode 271 - Connect With Positive Teachers - 2 minute episode
Episode 270 - Tips To Emphasize Good Tone All The Time
Episode 269 - No Apology Sick Days - 2 minute episode
Episode 268 - Discipline Techniques and Tips
Episode 267 - The Importance of First Impressions and Relationships - 2 minute episode
Episode 266 - What To Do The First Week Of School
Summer Hiatus
Episode 265 - What To Do The Last 2 Weeks Of School
Episode 264 - 11 Tips To Make The Music Sound Better
Episode 263 - When Students Misbehave for the Sub
Episode 262 - Stop Comparing
Episode 261 - Throw Practice Sheets in the Trash
Update: Jazz From The Start Finally Ready
Episode 260 - 6 Important Steps to Starting a Booster Organization
Episode 259 - How To Start a Marching Band
Episode 258 - 15+ Warm-Up Ideas
Episode 257 - Win the hearts of the counselors
Episode 256 - How To Properly Use Festival Warmup Time
Episode 255 - Band Teacher: You Are a Hero
Episode 254 - Resources for Teaching Black History Month in the Music Classroom
Episode 253 - 4 Tips for Assessment and Feedback
Episode 252 - Band Repertoire Selection Tips
Episode 251 - HELP! I'm a band teacher teaching choir
Episdoe 250 - Interview with Cece Roudabush of New Harmony Line
Bonus Episode End of 2023
Episode 249 - Going To Midwest? Thoughts and Tips
Episode 248 - Discussion with Kyle Smith of The Growing Band Director Podcast
Episode 247 - 7 Strategies to Help Find Life Balance
Episode 246 - Incorporating a String Player Into Band
Episode 245 - Stop Writing on the Stands!
Episode 244 - How To Treat Adults and Kids Who Are Leaving
Episode 243 - 5 Tips for Teaching Balance and Blend
Episode 242 - When Is It Time To Leave a Position
Episode 241 - 5 Groups, 18 Songs, Less than 60 Minutes
Episode 240 - Sometimes Its Better NOT To Ask
Episode 239 - Teaching Music is a Triathlon Not a 50 Yard Dash
Episode 238 - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Years Ago
Episode 237 - Simplifying Grading- Should Band Be An Easy A
Episode 236 - It Takes Just As Much Work
Episode 235: Dont Be Jealous of Others
Episode 234 - Teaching 2 Levels of Band in the Same Classroom
Episode 233 - Tips For Reed Selection - Clarinet and Sax
Episode 232 - How To Stay Organized
Episode 231 - Setting Boundaries and Saying No Nicely
Episode 230 - 10 Things To Do After The Final Concert
Episode 229 Tips For Final Rehearsals
Episode 228 - Interview with Scott Watson
Episode 227 - Tips For Teaching Clarinet
Episode 226 - Tips For Teaching Flute
Episode 225 - Tips For Teaching Brass
Episode 224 - Tips For Teaching Oboe and Bassoon
Episode 223 - Interview with Adrian Gordon, Author of Note To Self
Episode 222 - Choosing Quality Wind Literature
Episode 221 - Tube Socks, Giants, and a Teacher's Trust
Episode 220 - 4 Tips to Being a Better Band Director Using the Acronym BAND
Episode 219 - Interview with Baton Sync Creators Jennifer and Kris Antonetti
Episode 218 Focus on the Positive
Episode 217 How Do You Define Excellence
Episode 216 Helping Your Student in Band Who Is Blind
Episode 215 Band Karate
Episode 214 Advice for New Directors Part 4
Episode 213 Advice for New Directors Part 3
Episode 212 Advice for New Directors Part 2
Episode 211 Advice for New Directors Part 1
Episode 210 - What To Have On Your To-Do List Concert Dayy
Episode 209 - I Regret Missing My State Conference
208 - Why I Decided to Stay
Episode 207 - Consider a new scheduling model with beginning band as an exploratory
Episode 206 - 11 Fast and Furious Time Saving Tips
Episode 205 - 7 Tips To Get Organized and Save 5 Hours This Week, Guaranteed!
Episode 204 - Interview With Practice Skills Curriculum Creator Meg Thorup
Episode 203 - My Self-Esteem Was Destroyed
Episode 202 - 5 Retirement Strategies, Even If You're Young
Episode 201 - Pay Now or Pay Later
Episode 200 - 3 Failure Factor Words to Avoid
Episode 199: The Student Led Rehearsal
Episode 198 - Help! I'm a band teacher teaching orchestra.
Episode 197: How To Organize Your Music Library
Episode 196 - Dealing with Post-Marching Band Season Depression
Episode 195 - Patience, Perseverance, Positive Attitude, and other Tips from Dr. Ray Cramer
Episode 194 - 4 Tips To Prevent Your Saxes from Sounding Like Honking Geese
Episode 193 - Engaging Students in the Rehearsal Process with Dr. Charlie Menghini
Episode 192 - Where To Get Advice
Episode 191 - Are You Sure You Want To Teach There
Episode 190 - Tricks and Tips for a Better Band
Episode 189 - 7 Tips to Attaining Work-Life Balance
Episode 188 - Three Ps To Keeping Order in Rehearsals
Episode 187 - Aim To Inspire From Day 1
Episode 186 - What To Do At The End of the Year
Episode 185 - Advice for When Someone In Your Community Loses Their Life
Episode 184 - What To Do In a Parade
Episode 183 - Is a master's degree worthwhile and affordable
Episode 182 - Should You Focus On Sound With Beginners - 3 Tips
Episode 181 - Teaching Jazz Phrasing
Episode 180 - Have You Thought of Leaving the Profession? Hang In There.
Episode 179 - Job Hunting Tips
Episode 178 - 7 Things They Don't Teach You in College
Episode 177 - Help! I'm retiring/leaving and don't know what kind of job to do
Episode 176 - Take Care of YOU
Episode 175 - Creating a Great Culture
Episode 173 - Easy Ways to Incorporate Reading into Band
Episode 172 - 5 Tips for Student Engagement in an Online Environment
Episode 171 - Marching Band is Needed Now More Than Ever Before
Episode 170 - Interview with Scott Watson of the University of Kansas
Episode 169 - Why I Don't Do Christmas Concerts
Should Teachers Be Judges More Strictly
Episode 168 - Why I Made the Shift to Teaching Business
Share Your Talent
Episode 167 - Radically Rethinking Grading
Don't Let Students Determine What Kind of Day You'll Have
Episode 166 - 6 Strategies for Surviving the Stress of Teaching Music
Be Grateful
Episode 165 - Interview with DJ Eshelman
What is a Good Leader's First Priority
The One Minute Pause
Episode 164 - Why Large Ensembles are STILL Important
Relationships are Key
Quit trying to be perfect
Episode 163 - Don't Neglect These Four Things
The Pareto Principle
Is it ok to yell at students?
Episode 162 - 5 Tips to Gain 5 Hours in Your Week
Be Brave
Love is all you need
BONUS - My message to my students about grading policies
Episode 161 - Starting the 1st Day of School Well
Episode 160 - 10 Band/Life Lessons I Learned from the Coronavirus
Episode 159 - I Almost Didn't Join 6th Grade Band
Episode 158 - A Love Letter to Title I Teachers
Episode 157 - What to do this summer
Episode 157 - Searching for a Job
Episode 156 H - The Joy of Teaching in a Rural School Part 2 (replay of Ep 66)
Episode 156 G - Proper Eating and Fitness (replay of Ep 60)
Episode 156 F - 4 Things To Tell Your Students or Anyone (replay of Ep 58)
Episode 156 E - Stop Comparing (replay of Ep 56)
Episode 156 D - 5 Tips for Communicating with Parents (replay of Ep 48)
Episode 156 C - Stop the Cycle of Perfectionism (replay of Ep 42)
Episode 156 B - Joy of Teaching in a Rural School - replay of Ep 41
Episdoe 156A - 4 Things to Avoid (replay of Ep 13)
Episode 155 - A Method for Teaching Students How to Practice Difficult Passages
Special Episode
Episode 154 - 8 Tips to Add Spice to Your Rehearsal
Episode 153 - Make Lesson Planning Easier
Episode 152: How Music Saved My Life; James' story
Episode 151 - Making More Music by Managing Administrative Mayhem
Episode 150 - Top 13 Mistakes New Directors Make
Episode 149 - 7 Strategies for Working with a Small Jazz Band
Episode 148 - 4 Tips to Help Your Band Sound Their Best
Episode 147 - Getting Students to Play In Tune
Episode 146 - 7 Tips for Gaining More Time to Devote to Teaching Music
Episode 145 - Dealing with Post-Marching Band Season Depression
Episode 144 - Keeping Percussionists Engaged
Episode 143 - 16 Things I Wish I Knew About Festival as a Young Director
Episode 142 - Repertoire Selection Tips
Episode 141 - What To Say at the Concert
Episode 140 - 5 Tips for Developing Great Student Relationships
Episode 139 - Help Beginner Trumpets Change Partials
Episode 138 - Getting Middle School Students to Quiet Down and Focus
Episode 137 - How To Structure Rehearsal Time
Episode 136 - 10 Ideas for Creating Traditions
Episode 135 - 8 Tips For Dealing With Kids Wanting To Switch Instruments
Episode 134 - Interview With Marc Gelfo, Creator of the Modacity Practice App
Episode 133 - Baby Shark by Rote
Episode 132 - The Funniest Statement You've Made to your Ensemble
Episode 131 - Healthy Easy Eating
Episode 130 - When Students Misbehave for the Sub
Episode 129 - Preventing Damage to School Owned Instruments and Accessories
Episode 128 - 6 Small Steps to Avoid Burnout
Episode 127 - 11 Movies Every Band Kid Should See
Episode 126 - 7 Tips for Great Concert Behavior
Episode 125 - 7 Tips For Making Band Fun
Episode 124 - Should Practice Outside of School be Required
Episode 123 - Six Responses When Students Say "I Want To Switch To Drums"
Episode 122 - How To Properly Use Your Festival Warm-up Time
Episode 121 - Prepare To Be Judged
Episode 120 - How To Get Admin On Your Side
Episode 119 - 12 Band Room Hacks
Episode 118 - Ways To Mix Up The Method Book
Episode 117 - Can I Go To The Bathroom - How To Respond
Episode 116 - When A Life Is Lost
Episode 115 - 11 Tips For Managing Large Groups Of Beginners
Episode 114 - Parents Are 45 Minutes Late. What Do I Do?
Episode 113 - When Students Are Dating
Episode 112 - HELP! I'm a Band Teacher Teaching Orchestra
Episode 111 - What to do with TOO MANY TROPHIES
Episode 110 - Getting More Parental Participation
Episode 109 - Interview with Frank Tracz of Kansas State
Episode 108 - When To Play (and other tips) for Football Games
Episode 106 - Things I Thought I'd Never Say During Rehearsal
Episode 105 - Motivating Students to Practice
Episode 104 - Teaching the Audience Proper Etiquette
Episode 103 - Incorporating Special Needs Students in Band
Episode 102 - I Can't Play, My Throat Hurts...How To Respond
Episode 101 - Posting Audition Results
Episode 100 - Instilling High Standards
Episode 99 - Jazz Band Warm-ups
Episode 98 - Are Practice Sheets Worthwhile
Episode 97 - Thoughts on Marching Band Philosophy
Episode 96 - 5 Tips for Dealing with Bullying Colleagues
Episode 95 - Leaving or Retiring? Some Communication Tips...
Episode 94 - 8 Tips to Consider on Overnight Trips
Episode 93 - Dealing with Poisonous Students
Episode 92 - Dealing With "I Quit"
Episode 91 - Getting Non-Performing Groups to Sit Quietly
Episode 90 - Retention and Recruiting Ideas
Episode 89 - Dealing With Student Profanity
Episode 88 - Tuning Tips
Episode 87 - Italian Pronunciation of Music Terms
Episode 86: 7 Things Your Middle School Director Wants You To Know
Episode 85: How To Organize Your Music Library
Episode 84: 5 Performing Groups in 62 Minutes
Episode 83: HowTo Be A Great Guest Clinician
Episode 82: Create a Yearly Task List
Episode 81: Make Your Marching Band Rehearsal More Efficient
Episode 80: Getting Sax Players To Play With Good Tone
Episode 79: 14 Tips on How To Get Better At Fixing The Music
Episode 78: Answers to Listener's Questions
Episode 77: How and Why You Should Start a Tri-M Chapter
Episode 76: What to do (and eat) the night of a concert
Episode 75: The Student Led Rehearsal
Episode 74 - Teaching Guitar Effectively: Interview with Bill Swick
Episode 73: Creating a Marching Band Schedule and Plan
Episode 72: Incorporating Writing & Math Without Giving Up Band Time
Episode 71: How To Practice, with Professor Jimmy
Episode 70: Interview with Greg Martin, author of "Marching Band Techniques"
Episode 69: What To Do The Last Two Weeks Of School
Episode 68: Successful Differentiation In The Music Classroom
Episode 67: 5 Tips For A More Efficient Rehearsal
Episode 66: The Joy of Teaching in a Rural School 2; interview with Karen Gregg
Episode 65: How To Properly Use Festival Warm Up Time
Episode 64 - Interview with Jan Church
Episode 63: 11 Ways To Lose A Band Student (and 11 Ways To Keep Them)
Episode 62: What To Do If You Don't Have A Bass Player in Jazz Band
Episode 61: Get Organized and Save TIME
Episode 60: Proper Eating and Fitness for Band Directors
Episode 59 - Tips For Teaching Jazz Band
Episode 58: 4 Important Things To Say To Your Students (Or Anyone)
Episode 57 - 5 Free Things You Can Do Today To Improve Your Class
(a repeat of) Episode 35: You CAN constitutionally have a Christmas concert in a public school
Episode 56: Stop Comparing
Episode 55: Why Marching Band Is Needed Now More Than Ever Before
Episode 54: Interview with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser on Student Leadership
Episode 53: Throw Practice Sheets in the Trash
Episode 52: Starting A Booster Organization
Episode 51: 8 Reasons Why Band Students Quit
Episode 50: Interview with Julie Novak; Tips for working with students who have visual or aural challenges
Episode 49: What to do the last few weeks of band class
Episode 48: 5 Tips For Communicating With Parents
Episode 47: How to start a marching band
Episode 46: Battles Worth Fighting; interview with Dr. Matt Talbert
Episode 45: Interview with Jared Cassedy, Grammy Music Educator of the Year
Episode 44: A quick tip that will save you precious rehearsal time
Episode 43: Is Lack of Forgiveness Affecting Your Teaching
Episode 42: 5 Tips to Stop The Cycle of Perfectionism
Episode 41: The Joy of Teaching in a Rural School: Interview with Kevin Beaber
Episode 40: A composer who has created tools that will help YOU! Interview with Stephen Melillo.
Episode 39: Classroom Structure and Management for Band
Episode 38: Trey Reely shares his 30 years experience as a music educator AND writer
Episode 37: What is the Power in the Progress System?
Episode 36: Interview with composer Steven L. Rosenhaus
You CAN Constitutionally Have a Christmas Concert in a Public School
Episode 34: You CAN be a composer and music educator; interview with Travis J. Weller
Episode 33: You CAN teach guitar and orchestra
Episode 32: Interview with Scott McKee: Why a master's degree can be important, Part 2
Episode 31: Interview with Dr. South: Getting a master's degree Part 1
Episode 30: Interview with Dr. Steve Ambrose, my HS band director
Episode 29: Start A Band Website
Episode 28: Tips for obtaining balanced instrumentation
Episode 27: You can learn a lot from a dummy
Episode 26: Ten Tips To Help You Burn Out As A Band Teacher
Episode 25: You Snatched The Love Of Music Right From My Child
Episode 24: Why You Should Have A Bake Sale
Episode 23: 8 Tips For Reclaiming Your Time
Summer Hiatus
TMEP 22: 10 Ideas To Make Your Concert Better
TMEP Episode 21: Band Travel 101
Episode 20: Write It Down, Make It Happen
TMEP Episode 19: What to do during spring break.
TMEP Episode 18: 30+ Warm-up ideas in 12 minutes
Episode 17 - Tips & Techniques for Improving Your Sax Section Sound
TMEP Episode 16: Interview with Dr. Mark Montemayor
TMEP Episode 15: Start A Coffee and Talent Night
Episode 14: Setting boundaries
Episode 13 - 4 Things To Avoid
The Music Ed Podcast - Episode 12 - How To Attend A Music Conference
The Music Ed Podcast - Episode 11 - Using the Acronym DIAC to aid rehearsals.
The Music Ed Podcast - Episode 10 - Why I Don't Do Christmas Concerts
The Music Ed Podcast - Episode 9 - The Most Neglected Thing In A Music Teacher's Life
The Music Ed Podcast - Episode 8 - Stick with your music program
The Music Ed Podcast - Episode 7 - Interview with Dr. Matt Roeder
The Music Ed Podcast - Episode 6 - Teaching National Music Standards 6-9