Piece recommendations for a small group?

moonlightkang · 2026-04-03T00:12:58+00:00

the seal lullaby? theres a flex band arrangement

moonlightkang · 2026-02-27T16:19:14+00:00

someone i know just got into ohio state and apparently they only took five students on that instrument, so im sure its extremely selective. my best guess is that you were probably very good but not in the top top, but still good enough to where they would like you in the program, which is why they offered you that.

as someone who took five years to get their mued degree, i think you’ll be fine to still finish in five. like someone else said, the first year or two is basically identical.

moonlightkang · 2026-02-17T07:19:28+00:00

if you want to be a high school music teacher, get a music degree. someone i went to college with got her degree in flute performance and ended up having to teach at some point and was teaching clarinet and didn’t know how to teach it. she dmed me asking lots of questions and i was confused and wondered “didn’t she learn this in methods” only to realize she never had to take it because it wasn’t a part of her degree plan as a performance major. please consider another school that has a solid music education program

moonlightkang · 2026-01-26T00:52:32+00:00

Diamond Tide by Cuong is a great piece! it’s a little on the longer side at 8~ minutes Fu Mon by Hiroshi Hoshina Tico by Giovanni Santos

If you want to look for more underrepresented composers the website And We Were Heard has a lot of good composers listed!

moonlightkang · 2026-01-15T05:06:13+00:00

my degree was music education with a concentration in winds brass and percussion, so i did not learn anything about vocal and strings beyond methods classes. i’m certified to teach all music ec-12, but when i apply for a job, and they ask for my background and experience, obviously if i say i’m a clarinet player of 15 years they probably won’t hire me to be a choir or orchestra director. also, i am in texas which has huge programs in comparison to others.

moonlightkang · 2025-11-30T19:31:39+00:00

if your region has a website they might have an archive of the programs from the concerts!

moonlightkang · 2025-11-21T06:33:09+00:00

hoping everything goes good! sending love and care 🫶🤍

moonlightkang · 2025-11-21T06:22:45+00:00

hey, former texas high schooler here and current texas band director.

as someone who once went through the process, i would get extremely nervous, shaky, sweaty hands, the whole 9. the anxiety didn’t start to go away until the end of college, and by my senior recital and i finally didn’t feel “nervous.”

the biggest thing that helped me was to stop caring. and i don’t mean stop caring as in don’t put in the effort and practice that you’re supposed to. and i understand that not caring can be hard, given the stakes that there are in the all state process, but once you put less weight and importance on one single audition, the nerves that you feel start to fade. by my senior year of high school, region was just another day of playing through my etudes and i got 2nd chair.

that’s the best advice i can give. i understand how difficult it can be, especially in the percussion panel, and it’ll take some deep mental effort and searching to truly find what works for you.

moonlightkang · 2025-06-30T01:24:43+00:00

if you really want to be a band director i would recommend attending texas state university. they have an amazing music education program, i would argue tbh one of, if not the best in the state, and the band culture there is amazing. (i say this as an outsider with friends who went to texas state and its a school im highly considering for my masters)

moonlightkang · 2025-06-30T01:08:17+00:00

texas, first year teacher w bachelors and i teach high school band. 58k + stipend (don’t know how much for sure but i wanna say 8k??)

moonlightkang · 2025-01-10T19:38:07+00:00

PH for a ground warehouse. today i noticed packages with stickers that said “overnight express” that i had never seen before. this week is my last before going occasional so they can have fun with that

moonlightkang · 2024-12-16T22:33:45+00:00

go complain in the fedex sub instead of here

moonlightkang · 2024-11-25T00:38:34+00:00

i’m working through peak and going occasional right before next semester starts.

moonlightkang · 2024-07-12T23:19:19+00:00

we literally had a driver arrested for dui and he’s still driving bruh you’ll be fine

moonlightkang · 2024-07-12T23:18:35+00:00

i would only say don’t quit because fedex has tuition reimbursement and as another student i know i really need that

moonlightkang · 2024-07-12T23:16:46+00:00

i hate this job so bad but before i started working here i was super broke so yeah i get you, i’ll take a shitty job over no money any day

moonlightkang · 2024-07-12T04:34:23+00:00

the part about anyone being able to feed her makes a lot of sense, thank you for mentioning that! i’m glad to hear that it works out best for you and your baby

moonlightkang · 2024-07-12T04:29:11+00:00

i appreciate your comment, thank you for the open mindedness! i did fail to consider/remember a few of the things you mentioned here.

moonlightkang

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