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High Needs, Monumental Successes
Don is a good friend of mine and the current Director of Bands at the legendary Joliet Central Township High School. He’s a fantastic teacher continuing on Joliet’s fine tradition of excellence. This amazing text started as article and I’m...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Music Making
We had the privilege of hosting Mr. Floyd for our annual Band Director Workshop soon after the release of his first book. One of the sessions he presented was The Seven Deadly Sins of Music Making, which was to be the...
Teaching Music Through Performance in Band – Volume 12
Every band director should have these books in their library. They are an indispensable resource of teaching strategy, philosophy, and repertoire. I’m very honored to have a small contribution in Richard Miles’s chapter on mentors with a tribute to one...