Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band
Quick and easy tips to help you be a better band teacher.
Latest episodes
Sep 10, 2014 • 10min
Episode 27: You can learn a lot from a dummy
Remember the car crash dummies? They taught car manufacturers a lot about how to make cars safer. You too can learn a lot by watching the "dummies" in your life.
Sep 3, 2014 • 3min
Episode 26: Ten Tips To Help You Burn Out As A Band Teacher
Musicians have a high emotional IQ. We feel things more deeply. We work hard for success, really hard. And if we're not careful, we can easily burn out doing a great job, and then what good are we? Listen to these tips and DO THE OPPOSITE to have a long and successful career teaching band, touching many lives.
Aug 27, 2014 • 5min
Episode 25: You Snatched The Love Of Music Right From My Child
Naysayers. Complainers. Blamers. We all fave them. To be successful, we can't let them affect us.
The title of this podcast is an actual statement from a parent of one of my band students. Does it hurt? Yes! Is it true? No!
Aug 20, 2014 • 5min
Episode 24: Why You Should Have A Bake Sale
A bake sale can be a great way to raise funds for your band, and it takes very little of your time if you have parents do most of the work.
Aug 13, 2014 • 16min
Episode 23: 8 Tips For Reclaiming Your Time
We all have the same number of hours in a day, but many of those hours get wasted. James shares ten tips that can help you regain 5-10 hours a week of your time so you can do more of what you REALLY want.
May 8, 2014 • 26sec
Summer Hiatus
The Music Ed Podcast will be on summer hiatus. Check back in August for new episodes. Go to the blog at www.themusicedpodcast.com for helpful articles through the summer.
May 8, 2014 • 9min
TMEP 22: 10 Ideas To Make Your Concert Better
10 tips that will make your school concert even MORE successful.
Apr 29, 2014 • 8min
TMEP Episode 21: Band Travel 101
In this episode, I interview Andrew Yaracs, retired music educator and author of Travel 101: A Band Director's Guide for Planning Student Travel. Get your softcover or ebook today at www.authorhouse.com; Softcover ISBN 978-1-4918-6310-7 $14.95; E-book ISBN 978-1-4918-6309-1 $3.99. Also available at Amazon or Barnes & Noble
Andrew's website: http://www.bandtravel101.com
Andrew's Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/bandtravel101
Apr 9, 2014 • 12min
Episode 20: Write It Down, Make It Happen
We often lose great ideas because we don't have a way to capture them. Here are several tips to help you capture your ideas.
Mar 13, 2014 • 6min
TMEP Episode 19: What to do during spring break.
Need some tips on what you can do (or not do) during your upcoming break? You get five of them here. Don't worry, they don't involve work (or only slightly).
