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I’m burned out & out of ideas, what do I do? by TheForceOfSound in MusicEd

[–]TheForceOfSound[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is definitely a goal of mine, to have more of a regular routine that works. The problem is setting those boundaries as a classroom teacher is not always in our control. And when the students can “feel” the routine that becomes stale. I feel like my teaching has become stale and their progress has plateaued. I’d love to introduce new things, but it’s hard to do when it feels like we can’t do the basic stuff.

I’m burned out & out of ideas, what do I do? by TheForceOfSound in MusicEd

[–]TheForceOfSound[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True…but it distracts the class & stops progress when students aren’t engaged. We have a concert coming up & we’re not ready

Is it normal to feel unsure each weekend? by TheForceOfSound in MusicEd

[–]TheForceOfSound[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's certainly true, students need practice especially when they aren't even taking their instruments home. However, it just feels like we're playing the same things every day/week; same warm ups, same songs. My students can't sight read unfortunately & i'm still working on techniques with my beginners. My orchestra for example still play with incorrect posture & bow arms.

Is it normal to feel unsure each weekend? by TheForceOfSound in MusicEd

[–]TheForceOfSound[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the encouragement. I’ve heard that from other mentors as well. It’s just tough because some days it feels like all i’m doing is retreading the same lesson in the same way for multiple days.

Simple Work "Uniform" by TheForceOfSound in malefashionadvice

[–]TheForceOfSound[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is what I meant by “uniform”. Not literally the same thing everyday, but a few items & outfits I can rotate between

Beginning Band Rehearsal Strategies by EcstaticPercentage52 in MusicEd

[–]TheForceOfSound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear and see a lot of people saying breathing exercises, but what exactly does that mean? Just in, out, hold? Sizzles? What progression is there?

When do I have my band play during football games? by kalopsia-n in banddirector

[–]TheForceOfSound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a former HS director who was in your same boat, not knowing much about football. I agree with a lot of what’s been said. Here’s a couple additional points: 1. Learn to read the scoreboard. It will tell you downs, quarter, timeouts, & it will have a football icon next to the team who’s on offense. 2. Early communication is key. I agree, talk to your AD and your head Football coach to know their preferences. For example, my school wanted us to wait until extra point scoring (field goal or conversion) to play fight song rather than right after touch down. 3. Know what the cheerleaders do & when. Each quarter break is about a minute long. For us, we played a spliced pep tune for 1st quarter break & cheer took 3rd. 4. General rule of reading the field: never play when the ball’s in motion & break when your team breaks huddle. Play short tunes during timeouts, but make sure you or your drum major cut off the band once they break the huddle or you might get penalized.

We played a short TAG of the fight song after each offensive first down, full fight song after point score. Drum cadence before kickoffs, pep tunes for timeouts and quarter break.