AS Shortie 001 – Naming Clarinet Pinkies

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AS Shortie 001 – Naming Clarinet Pinkies

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Mar 24, 2016

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This shortie gives ideas for verbalizing clarinet fingerings with your beginners. If they can say it, they can play it!
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Mar 24, 2016

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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
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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 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
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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 003 : Beginner Pacing & Tuning: Every week we have Chair Test Tuesday. I feel like weekly chair tests are positive as it forces the kids to get lots of practice getting nervous in front of each other while simultaneously taking some of the stress away from the potential for a bad pla... by After Sectionals
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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
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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
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AS 111 : Beginner Trombone/Euphonium Class Oct 6: This episode is a recording from my October 6th trombone/euphonium class. by After Sectionals
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AS 105 : End of Week 1 Reflections: In this episode we recap week one and talk ice cream. by After Sectionals
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AS 016 – Private Lessons and Solos with Sunil Gadgil: In this episode, Sunil Gadgil (sax teacher at Stiles) and Darcy talk about private lessons, choosing solos, and smelling like alcohol. ? Jenna’s band is rehearsing American River Songs in the background. by After Sectionals
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AS 113 : Let’s Go Already!: In this episode Jenna and Darcy talk about FINALLY getting into the book with our beginner classes and the marches we have just started with in our full bands. by After Sectionals
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AS 112 : Fall Concert 2016: In this episode we talk about our Fall Concert from Thursday, October 13th. Concert Band Majestica – Balmages Two Minute Symphony – Del Borgo Symphonic Band Let Freedom Ring Adrenaline Engines – Standridge Honors Band Runaway Circus Train – Erik Morale... by After Sectionals
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