High School Band
The site for mentoring Band Directors of all ages.

Intonation

Jazz Concepts
Developing the Student Jazz Musician Through Playing the Blues by Anthony Denaro
Time Signatures

Key Signatures

Rehearsal Techniques & Band Director Strategies
All State Audition Preparation by Kenneth F. Beard
Festival Preparation by Derik Clackum (This is really good!)
Teaching Articulation Styles by Bill Melton
Large Group Performance Preparation by Kenneth F. Beard
Little Things, Big Differences by David Gregory, Director of Bands, Reinhardt University, Waleska, GA. This was presented at the 2011 GMEA In-Service Conference.
Not a Silverback, But Definitely Not a Monkey by Michael Oubre and Audrey Murphy. This was presented at the 2011 GMEA In-Service Conference.
Rehearsal Plan by Kenneth F. Beard, for use to help students understand what must be done to prepare for performance. Powerpoint version here.
Building Blocks To Developing A Comprehensive Band Program by Alfred Watkins. This was presented at the 2015 GMEA In-Service Conference.

Practice Strategies
The One Two Three Method by Dr. Douglas Hill, Director of Instrumental Ensembles and Undergraduate Studies Mercer University

Marching Band
More to come. Please contact us at daddy@banddaddy.com if you would like to submit an article about teaching High School Band for publication on this site.
More to come. Please contact us at daddy@banddaddy.com if you would like to submit an article about teaching High School Band for publication on this site.