Part 5 of a 5 Part Series - Today we explore the Merengue as well as Multi-style!Including example charts in each style for your band! In this series we explore specific styles of Afro-Latin Jazz - what makes them unique and what makes them si

193 Mambo/Son Montuno (Salsa) Teaching Afro-Latin Jazz Series

3 days ago 28m 12s

Part 4 of a 5 Part Series - Today we explore the Mambo and the Son Montuno (Salsa)!Including example charts in each style for your band! In this series we explore specific styles of Afro-Latin Jazz - what makes them unique and what makes them

193 Mambo/Son Montuno (Salsa) Teaching Afro-Latin Jazz Series

3 days ago 28m 12s

192 Bolero/Rumba Teaching Afro-Latin Jazz Series

4 days ago 21m 49s

Part 3 of a 5 Part Series - Today we explore the Bolero and Rumba!Including example charts in each style for your band! In this series we explore specific styles of Afro-Latin Jazz - what makes them unique and what makes them similar. Each vid

191 Cha Cha Cha Teaching Afro-Latin Jazz Series

5 days ago 19m 23s

Part 2 of a 5 Part Series - Today we explore the Cha Cha Cha!Including example charts in each style for your band! In this series we explore specific styles of Afro-Latin Jazz - what makes them unique and what makes them similar. Each video ha

190 Bossa/Samba - Teaching Afro-latin Jazz Series

6 days ago 25m 37s

Part 1 of a 5 Part Series - Today we explore the Bossa and the Samba!Including example charts in each style for your band! In this series we explore specific styles of Afro-Latin Jazz - what makes them unique and what makes them similar. Each

175 Edge of Your Seat Rehearsals with Matthew Arau

7 days ago 37m 25s

Matthew Arau is the founder of Upbeat Global and shares many ways to maximize your student engagement during rehearsalTo gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon

174 Rhythm Section Techniques with Anthony Susi

14 days ago 1h

All four of the rhythm section instruments (Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums) get covered in a very thorough way during this converation with Anthony Susi.Anthony is a proficient rhythm section player, veteran band director, adjudicator and compo

183 Improving Your Program

21 days ago 27m 56s

An end of the school year sit down brings out things that we feel we did well this year, things that are planned for next year, and adjustments we have made for the modern student this year.To gain access to all show notes and audio files plea

173 Grade 1-3 Jazz Music of Substance with Julius Tolentino

25 days ago 35m 56s

Julius Tolentino (JTolemusic.com) joins the show to give examples of historical jazz music that is written for less experienced jazz musicians. Score and sound are provided.To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to

172 Programming Substance for Festivals with Julius Tolentino

28 days ago 37m 58s

Julius Tolentino joins the show to discuss programming music of substance for a means of developing your jazz musicians in a way that will foster growth, and understanding of the rich history of JazzJTolemusic.comTo gain access to all show no

171 Setting Up Your Beginners with Krystle Smith

Jun 3rd, 2024 56m 50s

Learn some steps that you can take to help your beginning band be more successful - better balanced - have less instrument switching - happier band parents and more student success!Krystle Smith has been the Director of Bands at Westbrook Midd

180 The Music of Pierre LaPlante

May 30th, 2024 37m 42s

Listen to some of the best pieces written by one of the quintessential composers for band - Pierre LaPlante.Pieces featured are;The Red River Valley, Prospect, Minka's Sleigh Ride, American Riversongs, All Ye Young Sailors, A Walk in the Morn

169 Instrument Repair for Band Directors with Andre Yanniello

May 27th, 2024 52m 56s

https://youtu.be/ahsnn4nYPIAExperienced instrument repairman Andre Yanniello has repaired instruments throughout the world and now owns a shop in Texas where he dedicates some of his time to helping band directors become better at instrument r

177 Conversations from All State Conference

May 23rd, 2024 28m 19s

Informal sit downs from the Maine All State Convention 2024!To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of thegrowingbanddirector.co

178 Conducting An All State Band with Christopher White

May 20th, 2024 26m 27s

Christopher White is the Director of Bands at the University of Maine, and the conductor of the 2024 Maine All State Concert Band. He sits down for an in-process conversation about the entire process!To gain access to all show notes and audio

165 Grades 3-5 Concert Repertoire with Tom Lizotte

May 13th, 2024 1h 9m

Part 3 of a 3 part series:Learn about, and listen to pieces within the Grades 3-5 category that are fantastic resources when programming for your ensembles! Score and sound are provided for many pieces on Youtube.To gain access to all show no

164 Part 2 Grade 3-5 Concert Repertoire with Tom Lizotte

May 9th, 2024 57m 35s

Part 2 of a 3 part series:Learn about, and listen to pieces within the Grades 3-5 category that are fantastic resources when programming for your ensembles! Score and sound are provided for many pieces on Youtube.To gain access to all show no

163 Part 1 Grade 3-5 Concert Repertoire with Tom Lizotte

May 6th, 2024 1h 1m

Part 1 of a 3 part series:Learn about, and listen to pieces within the Grades 3-5 category that are fantastic resources when programming for your ensembles! Score and sound are provided for many pieces on Youtube.To gain access to all show no

170 New Jazz Literature with Paul Baker

May 2nd, 2024 48m 12s

Paul Baker's music is one of a kind! Usually based on historical tunes, and amazing teaching vehicles - he is well known for charts like The Mudbug Strut and Arnge Drank. In this episode we touch on many teaching tips and listen to six new cha

167 Jazz Piano For Band Directors with Jake Sturtevant

Apr 29th, 2024 35m 19s

Jake Sturtevant is a seasoned band director and professional piano player. In this session we go through exactly what to have your kids play, and what to ignore in those jazz band charts! It is quite simple! Complete with demonstration....less

166 Arranging with a Full Band with Jake Sturtevant

Apr 22nd, 2024 27m 47s

Learn about this great process to arrange a piece of music with your full band class! Jake Sturtevant has been doing this project with this ensembles for over a decade and knows how invested students get in the process, the outcome, and how muc

162 Beginning Band Adaptable Series with Mary Cogswell and Ron Stary

Apr 18th, 2024 37m 13s

Learn from experienced beginning band educator Mary Cogswell, as she teams up with Ron Stary to discuss many aspects of teaching beginning band, including some new repertoire recently put out through Murphy Press for your beginners!To gain acc

160 Teaching Beginner Strings

Apr 15th, 2024 36m 29s

So many band directors are in the position of teaching strings as well, so veteran teacher Dana Saccomano from East Hartford Public Schools shares many of her tips, processes and methods to start string students correctly.To gain access to all

168 Creating a Meaningful Festival For Students

Apr 11th, 2024 10m 48s

We all want festivals to be impactful for our students! We want them to leave them with a sense of growth and achievement, but also use them as a learning opportunity to guide the next stage in their development.There are some simple ways to d