AS 616 : Ranting

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AS 616 : Ranting

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Apr 16, 2022

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In this episode we abandon our topic plans to rant about numbers.
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Apr 16, 2022

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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
20 min listen
AS 014 – The Nightingale Day 3 (the final episode): This is the final episode in our 3 part series on teaching a new piece in a full band setting. In this episode, Darcy transitions her Honors Band from a unison page to real parts. by After Sectionals
27 min listen
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
55 min listen
AS 018 – Beginner Tuba with Dusty Steinle: In this episode tuba teacher Dusty Steinle joins Alex and Darcy to talk beginner tuba. by After Sectionals
41 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 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 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 001 : Introductions: A podcast about band? Super nerdy… Several weeks ago it occurred to me how lucky I am to be surrounded every day by my BBFFs (best band friends & family) – our band staff, lesson teachers, high school directors, by After Sectionals
11 min listen
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
9 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 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
22 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 002 : Classroom Management: Amongst the flurry of feedback we got from our TMEA rhythm clinic was an email from a young teacher asking how I kept control of my classes when I teach with such high energy. The three of us have wildly contrasting personalities and teacher personas, by After Sectionals
18 min listen
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
27 min listen
AS Silliness 001 : The Pee Story: Need the words to Herman the Worm? No thanks necessary. by After Sectionals
4 min listen
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
8 min listen
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
28 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 116 – District Band and Stuff: In this episode we START talking about District Band, but that quickly morphs into talking all things band. by After Sectionals
25 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 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 015 – The Best & Worst Episode: In this episode we talk our best and worst memories of our own band experiences. by After Sectionals
16 min listen
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
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 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 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 105 : End of Week 1 Reflections: In this episode we recap week one and talk ice cream. by After Sectionals
21 min listen
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
16 min listen
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
27 min listen
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
21 min listen

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