Grading is fun!!! Not really… It pretty much sucks…
Grading in the band room can be difficult. It is not easy to quantify what a band director teaches. Our instruction time is vastly...
The Importance of Listening
I can remember the first Wynton Marsalis recording I ever heard. It was an early evening in the spring of 1991 in the band room of...
The Lesson Plan and the Band Class
As we move into the new school year, Wind Conductor thought it would be helpful to identify some of the terminology found in most Lesson...
Music makes better kids! …but we already knew that.
Ask any band director in the US and he or she will probably tell you, “I teach the best kids in the school.” Over my career as an...
The Marching Band Warm Up
The warmup is vital to any physical activity. For marching band, it is crucial! As you are preparing for the fall Marching Season be...
Is Vanguard poised to take the Devils? Or is this a repeat of 1999?
This season has been insane to say the least! The Blue Devils remain undefeated and look to be in a position of taking an incredible...
Is This Another Championship Year for the Blue Devils?
This past Saturday was a test for the corps competing for a final spot in the Drum Corps International Championship Finals in...
The Final 3 Weeks of DCI!
This weekend marks three weeks before the close of the 2017 season for Drum Corps International. What started for many kids last...
Party's over. Back to work!
The Fourth of July festivities are now behind us and we are now focussing on the new marching season. BY this point most directors have...
Most of your band parents have no idea what you are doing!
In a recent survey, Wind Conductor asked band directors (Middle School, High School, & College) to survey their students to see how many...
