Wind Conductor

Being a band director often feels like you are on call 24/7. Because of the many roles we carry in this profession, we often feel obligated to answer the email from the booster president the moment it pops up on our phone, listen to parent concerns as students are walking off the field for rehearsal, or answer questions about grades when a parent stops us after a concert, or worse, before a concert. The problem may be that there is no structure or system in place to protect y

by Aaron Noë End-of-Year for Band Directors The past couple of years have brought some significant transitions in my professional life as I moved from secondary teaching into college teaching. It has been a good and meaningful change, but it has also required me to rethink how I spend my time, where I focus my energy, and how I continue to serve the band director community through WindConductor.org. One of the biggest changes I noticed this year was my level of engagement wit