This had better not be the last time
You might be meeting new faces in a community group or a collegiate ensemble – but please trust me: these are still your people.
The Power of Band
The privilege of teaching band is a beautiful, exciting, powerful, and pure idea.
An Open Letter to New Band Directors
Indifference cannot overcome caring. Inadequacy is pushed aside with knowledge. Opposition is dismantled with diplomacy. Slow progress brings about patience in everyone that is involved – and it is still progress.
Doing less, but always moving towards better.
Initially, it sounds odd that doing less is actually moving towards better. Band directors can easily fall into routines and set goals that while at face value are well-intended can sometimes contribute to feelings of frustration or inadequacy. With the start of the new year, directors have an opportunity to examine the goals they are setting for the second half […]
Who is your starting five?
I still enjoy watching college basketball. I am thankful for Al Campman instilling the love of basketball in me – the strategy, the fundamentals, the nuance, the constant shift from offense to defense. It is interesting to watch a team develop under the leadership of a coach. The coach puts five players on the floor that gives the team the […]
