Highly Effective Band Room

09:20 | Mar 15th, 2018

Teaching rhythmic reading should be the same as reading words. If you have ever struggled with number counting and want a better solution. Check out this episode on using Takadimi to vocalize rhythms.

10:33 | Mar 14th, 2018

Do you teach pitch reading as an essential skill in your music class? Find out how I approach this in an innovative way in this episode. Use this to help build your collaborative music department.

08:42 | Feb 14th, 2018

This is the third podcast on building a collaborative music department. Today, learn all about developing a common music department vocabulary for music literacy.

05:25 | Feb 5th, 2018

In this episode, learn how finding inspiration from your music colleagues can help develop your collaborative music department.

06:29 | Jan 27th, 2018

Can you imagine a school where band, choir, and orchestra teachers and students work together toward common goals? Well it can be a reality for you. Listen to learn how to begin. Stay tuned for more ...Show More

05:18 | Jan 24th, 2018

Not every successful rehearsal is based on mastery. Sometimes planning for purposeful failure is just as important.

07:08 | Jan 22nd, 2018

Why is it that sometimes we meet a new learner and assume they can’t do something before we as what the do know? Listen to hear my take on the subject.

05:00 | Jan 13th, 2018

What might happen in your band if your students knew exactly how to master your curriculum on the first attempt at assessment? Listen to find out.

05:00 | Jan 7th, 2018

Have you ever attended a conference, taken what you learned back to school and had it fail? Find out why.

03:30 | Dec 21st, 2017

Welcome to the highly Effective Band Room Podcast! I hope you check back often to hear my innovative and creative approach to teaching performance music using research-based best-practice strategies.