Want to share ideas or just sound off with like-minded folks? Join the Band Director's E-mail List. An e-mail list is a terrific way to get some individualized attention on particular problems you have or ideas you'd like to share. Most mailing lists enable a no-mail option in case you are gone for an extended length of time so your mailbox isn't filled to the brim.
Are you or some of your students really into Drum and Bugle Corps? This page could be a corp style lover's dream. It includes tons of links to over 60 corp bands and corp organizations, plus some winter guard sites. The trouble is....you'll get so many ideas, you won't know where to put them all in!
Also for the marching band lover...The Marching Emporium has some great resources, such as a competition's calendar (which you can add to!), high school marching band pages (to which you can add your band's page!), report scores, and other competition results.
Music Educator's National Conference, the ultimate in music education organizations, has a special section called the "Band Network", dedicated to band directing. Included are literature lists, ideas on music education reform, and teaching tips, plus an open forum to share ideas and get help.
From the University of North Dakota comes this annotated Concert Band Literature List. Included in this section are recording reviews, analyses, publishers' list, and band education standards. Have this handy when you're getting ready for next year's music festival!
And, these instrumental sites:
clarinet
percussion
French horn
flute
trumpet
Saxophone
trombone
Woodwind Fingering Guide
These sites and the links that go with them should be able to help you and your band program really kick it into high gear next year!
Next week....although it's not quite the end of the year, you may already have been asked "What do you need for next year? Spend it now, or you won't have it!" This article will help with planning a music budget and how to decide what to keep, what to give up, and getting the most bang for your buck.
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