Month: November 2018

Episode 6: Self Care

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Self-care is important when it comes to keeping yourself happy and healthy. How do you take care of you?

Episode 5: Four Ears are Better than Two

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Get creative when listening to your students play! Excelcia composers Larry Clark and Tyler Arcari discuss different tactics for critiquing your band.

Episode 4: Practice Makes Perfect!

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Practice makes perfect! How do you make practicing fun for your students?

Episode 3: Building Strong Relationships with Coaches

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Relationships are an important part of being a band director. Make sure you’re making the right connections with another episode of Feeding the Birds.

Episode 2: Incorporating Concert Band into your Program Earlier in the Season

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Leaving concert band behind is for the birds…incorporate it into your routine early with these tips from composers Larry Clark and Tyler Arcari of Excelcia Music Publishing.

Episode 1: Take a Step Back and Breathe

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Sometimes taking a step back to breathe is good for both you…and your Ensemble!

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Episode 14: Picking Quality Music

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Another #MotivationalMonday is here and with it, another new episode of Feed the Birds! How do you pick quality music? Watch for tips on getting the most out of your music selections.

Episode 13: Sound from Silence

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Get into the #MotivationalMonday spirit with Larry Clark, Composer and Tyler Arcari, Composer as they discuss their methods for getting the best sound possible from their students. Share your tips in the comments.

Episode 12: Non-verbal Rehearsals

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Non-verbal rehearsal: sometimes silence is the answer. Find out why Larry and Tyler suggest going silent in rehearsal with this episode of Feeding the Birds!

Episode 11: Intonation

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What are you practicing? Larry and Tyler talk intonation and how to get that perfect sound in today’s episode of Feeding the Birds.

Episode 10: Articulation

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Time for some tips for getting the right articulation out of your students. There is a right and a wrong way to articulate…how do you teach the difference?

Episode 9: Percussionists

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Percussionists…what do you do with them? Larry and Tyler serve up some ideas on this episode of Feeding the Birds.

Episode 8: What is Your Passion?

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What’s your passion? Dive deep into what you’re passionate about with composers Larry Clark and Tyler Arcari.

Episode 7: Failing to Plan, is a Plan to Fail

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Goals: do you have them? Use this episode of Feeding the Birds as a kickstart to crushing your goals for this week.

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