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There are 486 members on MS Band Director
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Directors heading to large group remember to number the measures in your scores and practice sight-reading with a sizzle, sing, say system.
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There are 484 members on MS Band Director
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Jamie - Call me and I'll print it out for you - Sid
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Octave Tuning procedure is the most popular video to date
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Directors, This is a simple and elegant warm up for your band. The tuning of octaves is so very crucial for a great sounding band. Check it out.
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Jazz Directors! If you're looking for a summer workshop experience check out Jazz at Lincoln Center's Band Director Academy. June 25-28 in New York City. The focus this summer is Teaching Improvisation, and faculty includes Ron Carter, Bob Knatt, Te…
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At 12:38am on February 24, 2010, Adrienne Albert said…
Thanks so much, Russ, for inviting me to join MS Band Director. As a composer, I look forward to meeting and making friends with many of your great musicians and teachers on your site. I will post some of my music that I think will be enjoyed by many on your site. Congratulations, and wishing you a successful year!
At 8:25am on February 10, 2010, Chris Sharp said…
The kids did a great a great job. Thanks for the opportunity.
At 10:37pm on January 12, 2010, Jerry Luzeniecki said…
Thanks Russ! I enjoy visiting this website and have found many helpful items. The videos are great! I wish you and yours a happy, healthy and successful 2010!
At 1:53pm on December 27, 2009, Curtis Edwards said…
Russ;

I don't teach drums in beginning Band I do this the 1st 9 weeks of Drum Line all my student can join they need Ralphie Jr. Drum Corp sticks a slim pad from Fic Virth and the Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments. Then I take percussionist from here for my concerts in beginning band and supplement my performing groups with the extra percussionist I may need for up coming concerts.
At 1:11pm on December 21, 2009, Andrea Pelloquin said…
Thanks, Russ!

Thanks for letting us know about this page - I look forward to getting lots of JALC content and program information on here for everyone to use!

Best,
Andrea Pelloquin
At 9:51pm on December 20, 2009, William Owens said…
Russ

Great to meet you at Midwest and thanks so much for inviting me to join MS Band Director. It's a great resource and thanks so much for all your efforts!

All The Best!

William Owens
At 6:48pm on December 14, 2009, Linda Landis said…
Hi, Russ. Ed told me about your site and it is very cool. Can't wait to check out all that awaits. I'm spreading the word about the site to the middle school directors I work with. Happy holidays :)
At 7:21am on November 23, 2009, Jamie Thomas said…
Thanks, looking forward to using the site and getting my friends to use it as well. Lots of great resources.

Jamie Thomas
At 11:33pm on October 7, 2009, Perry Orfanella said…
This site is a home run. As more and more professionals get in the habit of collaborating, there will be a paradigm shift in the industry. The message feature is great, no more email! No more looking for addresses, simply search the name, click the picture, hit message and it's all private. Bravo.
At 6:12pm on September 23, 2009, Doug Mattsey said…
Thank you. Looking forward to dipping my feet in the website pool.

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What's New for 2009-2010

The members of MSBandDirector.com have added many new content items over the past year through collaboration.
These useful educational items appear mostly in the forums with a small few appearing in the blog section of the site.
As new items become popular to more and more members, they are tracked and eventually make their way to the main page.

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Posted on August 22, 2009 at 12:44pm — 1 Comment

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How to use MSBandDirector.com

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

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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 — 1 Comment

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