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There are 350 members on MS Band Director12 hours ago
Happy 4th of July to all members and to your families! Make it a great one.yesterday
Tuba repair: Dents Amazing new tool. is the most popular video to dateon Saturday
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Tuba dents can be removed by band directors with this $350 system. If districts own this, directors can check it out and save a bundle on dent repair. Takes only a few minutes and some elbow grease. Not for use by students under any circumstances.
Ghost Writer--Doug Beach Music--forgot the composer as I'm doing this at home. Great piece--makes your band sound great and it is not too technically difficult. Our middle band played it this past year and the kids loved it!
Great! I can't wait to use it!
A video by Russ Weaver was featuredon Tuesday
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Great interval training video and free program
David Wing and Scott Adelman joined Russ Weaver's groupJune 25
All Middle School and High School Band directors in the State of Florida

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At 10:10pm on June 21, 2009, Thomas C. Duffy said…
Dea rRuss, Thanks for the welcome. What a great site. Who do I tell about errors? (Snakes is published by Ludwig Music, not Plankton Press.)

Cheers Tom Duffy
At 2:22pm on June 21, 2009, Richard Powell said…
Yes, I know of Maurice's Sauce and have used it on occassion. If you want real BBQ though you should find one of the local businesses. You know it isn't real BBQ unless the parking lot is unpaved and they only open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Also would you consider adding the National Band Association to the professional links. Richard
At 11:24am on June 3, 2009, Jesse Bryant II said…
Hey Russ,
Could you remind me the name of your session at FMEA this past year.
At 1:18pm on May 22, 2009, Drew Shanefield said…
Hi Russ,
Thank you for the invite to join. Looking forward to the network and collaboration.
Fondly,
Drew Shanefield
At 8:58am on May 1, 2009, David J. Apple said…
Thanks for the photo comment! We played for our big school charity event..Midnight Madness. Our school kids raised over$8000 for the family of a former student who was paralyzed in an accident over the summer.
At 5:21pm on April 30, 2009, Heather Gullstrand said…
Beautiful playing!
At 4:24pm on April 30, 2009, Jesse Bryant II said…
Hey Russ,
Sorry it's been a while. Yeah the other Jesse is me, I just had no idea how to delete that profile. The main one for me is with the suffix II after my name.

Anywho, how are things going? what are you working on for the end of the year?
At 10:23am on April 30, 2009, Heather Gullstrand said…
Professionally, I play violin and viola. I played clarinet through my undergraduate years at Univ. of Il., I have a minor in bassoon.
At 7:39pm on April 15, 2009, Eric Berger said…
Russ,

Feel free to add Incantation and Ritual to my top 10 list with a 10 for student popularity. Another piece that is a favorite is A Prehistoric Suite - Jennings. Really enjoy that third movement. It is also a 10 for popularity. We even put together a video to accompany our performance.

Take care.
At 10:49am on April 10, 2009, Jon Montgomery said…
San Diego Harbor.... i attended my nephew's wedding on the beach in Carlsbad and then we took the harbor tour on Palm Sunday. Nice break before this break.

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Current School Band Website
http://www.thearts.osceola.k12.fl.us
Undergraduate College/University
University of Iowa
Current School or School District Affiliation
Osceola County School for the Arts

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How to use MSBandDirector.com

Directors,
Many questions have come in regarding how to effectively use MSBandDirector.com. Let's take it from general to specific:


General:
1. Network colleagues together for faster communication and collaboration. Local groups, as well as State groups, are forming and communication is… Continue

Posted on February 5, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

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National/State Coordination of Guest artists for Middle School Band Programs!

Directors,
This blog will probably end up as a forum, however let's start by discussing the basic notion of bringing in a guest artist to perform (not conduct or clinic, that's different and it's already in the forums) with your middle school band. In the past, guest artists with middle school bands could be cost prohibitive because of transportation, now through this forum we should be able to coordinate a bit.
Let's say I wanted to have a guest artist who lived in Georgia, come perform with my… Continue

Posted on October 19, 2008 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

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Using MSBandDirector.com as your browser's default homepage at school.

Directors,
Thank-you so much for you individual feedback regarding the differences between what you see at home on MSBandDirector.com and what you see at school on MSBandDirector.com. The reasons are varied and many, and it has to do with everything from your machine, your software version, your operating system and especially your servers and the guys prohibiting things from getting to teachers on the front lines.
Many members have overcome the "IT" difficulties by simply requesting that MSBand… Continue

Posted on October 18, 2008 at 8:35am — 3 Comments

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All the Good Stuff is in the Forums!

Directors,
Please take a minute to browse through the forum section of MSBandDirector.com. All of the really good worksheets, discussions, music lists and information that you need to teach is in the forums. You can also upload worksheets and anything that you use in your teaching. When enough directors view the uploads, they will be moved to the "Main Page" for quicker access by all directors. Let's hash it out in the forum section!
Relevant questions are answered and thoughtful commentaries ar… Continue

Posted on October 12, 2008 at 12:00am —

Russ Weaver

New Study Shows Professional Musicians Have Higher IQs Than Non-Musicians

Directors,
Here is an article that shares some of the latest brain research with regard to music education.
A very neat article.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081002172542.htm

Posted on October 10, 2008 at 5:00pm —

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