Marching Band Camp: 5 Pro Tips for Directors
As a band director, preparing for marching band camp involves more than just ensuring that the students are ready. It requires careful...
Building a Band Program from the Ground Up
The summer often feels like band director musical chairs. Positions open, directors shift, new directors assume their first positions....
TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL BAND CAMP
Make the most of this year's Band Camp experience! KEEP THE END-GOAL IN MIND Everything you do during band camp should be focused...
'The Fifth String' by John Philip Sousa
Aamano Music releases a revised edition to the classic fictional novella, The Fifth String by John Philip Sousa. The wind band community...
Time to Replace the Toys?
Most band directors know how to spend their annual budgets (and then some…)! However, this time of year districts are looking at...
The East Coast Band Conference - Wind Band’s best kept secret…
This past weekend I had the privilege of attending a small but exhilarating Band Conference in Reading, Pennsylvania, hosted by the...
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving, more than other holidays, causes many of us to pause and ‘Count our blessings.’ It falls at the perfect time for band director
Take Care of YOU during Marching Season - 5 Tips for Healthy Band Directors
With the Marching Season starting up it's easy for your focus on the band and the program to cause you to lose sight of your own personal...
THE FUTURE OF THE WIND BAND, Pt. 2 (Summer Reading Project)
In Part 2, we discuss the chapters on 'Economic Justice' and 'Democratic Citizenship from William Perrine's book, The Future of the Wind...
THE FUTURE OF THE WIND BAND, Pt. 1 (Summer Reading Project)
In Part 1, we discuss the Introduction to William Perrine's The Future of the Wind Band, as well as the section on REPRTOIRE.
