AS 116 – District Band and Stuff

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AS 116 – District Band and Stuff

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Nov 14, 2016

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In this episode we START talking about District Band, but that quickly morphs into talking all things band.
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Nov 14, 2016

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AS 008 : Prepping Kids for NEXT Year: The last 12 weeks of school is 100% prep time for next year’s bands. While we definitely are still teaching beginner classes, we have split most of those periods amongst the three of us into two speeds: those who who need 12 more weeks to master Essent... by After Sectionals
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AS 007 : What Would I Tell First Year Me?: Having a student teacher on campus brings to mind all of the lessons a new teacher still has to learn, lessons that most often can only be learned from making their own mistakes. As the three of us talked, classroom management and injecting your specif... by After Sectionals
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AS 024 : A Sax Lesson with John!: In this episode, Darcy convinces her (non-band) boyfriend John to take a sax lesson. By the end he’ll either be playing George Michael or Hot Cross Buns. Listen to find out! ? by After Sectionals
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AS 013 – The Nightingale Day 2: In this episode Darcy’s band does a lot of duet work from their “Unison Attack” page for The Nightingale and The Two Sisters by Grainger. by After Sectionals
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AS 006 : Post UIL Breakdown: On March 9th and 10th, Alex and Jenna’s respective bands went to UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest. Both bands did a fabulous job. Alex’s band played “Forward March”, “Storm Mountain Jubilee”, and “Phantom Ship.” Jenna’s performed “Alamo March”, by After Sectionals
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AS Silliness 001 : The Pee Story: Need the words to Herman the Worm? No thanks necessary. by After Sectionals
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AS 005 : UIL WEEK!: This week is UIL week for non-varsity bands in Region 26. Alex and Jenna have 2 and 3 rehearsals left respectively before performing, and deciding how to best use that time is sometimes not the easiest decision. Both are pushing tempo, tempo, by After Sectionals
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AS 015 – The Best & Worst Episode: In this episode we talk our best and worst memories of our own band experiences. by After Sectionals
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AS 004 : Cut Time: After our TMEA rhythm clinic, a lot of people asked us if we had special counting charts for teaching cut time, and the answer is no. A few years ago we started introducing the concept of cut time after learning how to play #175 (Egyptian Dance) in Ess... by After Sectionals
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AS 021 : Interview with James Meredith: On May 24, 2016 Darcy sat down with composer James (Jim) Meredith to talk music, band, composition, and what it’s all about. by After Sectionals
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AS 012 – Flute Flexibility and Vibrato: Jenna teaches half of the flute class, and the spring semester is all about vibrato in the flute world! In this episode Jenna expressed her concern about teaching vibrato when (as a horn player) that is not a skill she’s ever had to perform. by After Sectionals
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AS 009 : TMEA Sanity Survey: In March every Texas band director received a survey from TMEA about our health/sanity/balance/burnout. It was a survey fueled by questions about exercise, diet, and what we do outside of the school day. Jenna, Alex, by After Sectionals
25 min listen
AS 019 : Flatulence, Frankfurters, and Fone Calls – Our Funniest: This one time in band class… Everyone has that one go-to funny story they tell every year that happened in band. We tell ours. by After Sectionals
20 min listen
AS 022 – Who Do You Save – Kids Dropping Band: In this episode we talk about recognizing which kids you can save (or maybe should) when they want to drop band. by After Sectionals
18 min listen
AS 020 : Band Auditions and Course Expectations: In this episode we talk about spring band auditions, final exams, and course expectations. by After Sectionals
24 min listen
AS 011 – The Nightingale Day 1: With UIL completed, Darcy’s Honors Band starts working on The Nightingale and The Two Sisters by Grainger (grade 4). This episode focuses on approaching a new piece in a full band setting with no prior sectional work. by After Sectionals
28 min listen
AS Shortie 001 – Naming Clarinet Pinkies: This shortie gives ideas for verbalizing clarinet fingerings with your beginners. If they can say it, they can play it! by After Sectionals
4 min listen
AS 101 : Summer Band Brass Sectional: In this episode, the Honors Band brass has a large group sectional during the first week of summer band focusing on tone fundamentals. by After Sectionals
39 min listen
AS 010 : Spring Concert Music: In this episode, we discuss picking Spring Concert music. The goal of the Spring Concert is different for all three bands, and Alex, Jenna, and Darcy talk about what factors go into choosing the right music for their kids based on those goals. by After Sectionals
18 min listen
AS 124 : Success Through Accountability: This episode is a recording of our TMEA 2017 clinic entitled Success Through Accountability. We talk about specific methods we use to approach accountability with our own kids and how individual skill leads to program success. by After Sectionals
54 min listen
AS 017 – Good Ideas for Beginner Classes: In this episode we talk EASY good ideas that anyone can incorporate into their everyday beginner classes. by After Sectionals
14 min listen
AS 103 : Inservice Lunch Break: In this episode, we chat about last minute needs and pterodactyls over lunch. by After Sectionals
19 min listen
AS 102 : The First Week Part Two: In this episode, we talk about what we do with our kids starting on the second day of school until that magical moment that we open the cases! ALSO… if you are interested in Teaching Rhythm Logically – the method for TEACHERS, by After Sectionals
24 min listen
AS 111 : Beginner Trombone/Euphonium Class Oct 6: This episode is a recording from my October 6th trombone/euphonium class. by After Sectionals
50 min listen
AS 106 – Beginner Band 8th Note Lesson: This episode takes you straight into our beginner saxophone and horn class as they learn changing time signatures and then 8th notes. teachingrhythmlogically.com For more information about how Darcy structures her rhythm lessons, by After Sectionals
34 min listen
AS 105 : End of Week 1 Reflections: In this episode we recap week one and talk ice cream. by After Sectionals
21 min listen

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AS 701 : New Year, New Goals: In this episode Darcy, Jenna, and TJ come back from summer with new (and old) professional and personal goals for the year. This episode is sponsored by Kaleidoscope Adventures. Beyond Expectation. mykatrip.com by After Sectionals
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AS 614 : High Expectations: In this special episode I am joined by friend and colleague Robert Herrings from our sister school Henry Middle School in Leander ISD. We talk about our time working the GMEA Middle School All State Bands as well as what high expectations LOOKS like in... by After Sectionals
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AS 605 : Mouthpiece Work: In this episode we talk about a variety of ways to incorporate isolated mouthpiece work into your classes, regardless the level of the player. This episode is sponsored by Kaleidoscope Adventures. by After Sectionals
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AS 604 : It’s Not Going Well: In this episode we discuss when a class or a skill is not going well and deciding what your next step should be. This episode is sponsored by Kaleidoscope Adventures. by After Sectionals
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