Wind Conductor

Over the summer and leading into the start of the school year, you planned, anticipated challenges, and put systems in place to help move your program forward. During the first few weeks of school, you began putting those systems and strategies into practice. October is the perfect time to give yourself a first quarter check-in.

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

The Band Director's Goal-Setting Planner is a comprehensive resource designed to help band directors develop and achieve clear goals for their programs.

The New Year is a time when most people look at where they are and make plans for the future. This is an important step in developing a stro