Part 3 (of 4) in out series providing tips for successfully being a leader to your band.  Rob Chilton has already provided great insights, and in this episode we continue to discuss effective leadership. ©2018 John M. Denis

Part 2 of a series discussing director leadership with Rob Chilton, fantastic director, leader, and musician. There are some fun tidbits about productivity in this episode worth noting. ©2018 John M. Denis

I'm excited to welcome Rob Chilton, fantastic director, leader, and musician to the podcast for the start of a series discussing director leadership. Rob's kids recently performed at the Texas Music Educators Association convention as one of the state honor bands. For those unfamiliar with the Texas band scene, this is a pretty big deal. It means that among schools of similar size, Mr. Chilton's band was deemed to have the best performance and invited to perform at our annual meeting. I sincerely hope that listeners out there get something out of this chat. ©2018 John M. Denis

Jason, a band director, shares wisdom and insight on beginning band. Topics include objective sheets, assessment as a teaching tool, goals for wind players, establishing standards in mixed classes, challenges of teaching beginning band, and continuous learning for teachers.

Teaching beginning band students: colorful method books, teaching correct practice, importance of repetitions, planning goals and reflecting on teaching methods, strategies for creating a fun learning experience.

The hosts discuss the process of selecting instruments for beginning band, recruiting students for popular instruments, addressing parent questions, instrument placement criteria, and supporting students in their band journey.

This is the final part of our non-varsity band series. Join Bryn Roberts and myself as we wrap up out tips for working with non-varsity students!  ©2018 John M. Denis

Part 2 of our discussion about working with non-varsity bands.  ©2018 John M. Denis

Join an old friend and colleague and me as we discuss tips and tricks for you assistant band directors out there. ©2018 John M. Denis

An introduction to fundamental drill, why it matters and how to make the most of it.   ©2018 John M. Denis