by Jeff | Jul 29, 2026 | Band Director, Brass Players, String Instruments, Woodwind Players
Blues Scales in Common Keys Find your downloads below. (by instrument, or full sets) These Blues scale sheets feature 2 patterns that have been used as warm ups, swing studies, and give students great starting points to develop melodic patterns over blues...
by Jeff | Nov 20, 2025 | Articles, Band Director
Here is a list of essential questions designed for a middle and high school jazz band curriculum—suitable for anchoring a unit or course for grades ~6-12. These are intended to be overarching (big-ideas) questions that invite inquiry rather than simple recall. How...
by Jeff | Nov 20, 2025 | Articles, Band Director, Free Resource
Essential Questions for High School Concert Band This document provides essential questions organized by five key strands of musical learning. Each question is designed to provoke deep thought, guide reflection, and connect performance skills to broader artistic and...
by Jeff | Nov 18, 2025 | Articles, Band Director, Free Resource
Here’s an outline of what might be included in a teacher’s letter of recommendation for students, with examples of the kinds of details that help make a strong, specific letter. Here’s a concise pdf checklist of ->Recommendation Letter Suggestions for...
by Jeff | Nov 10, 2025 | Articles, Band Director, Free Resource, Improv Studies
Find the Comping Tips for Rhythm Section downloads below. Looking for comping tips for rhythm section players to go ‘off-script’ and actually ‘comp’ over the changes? These handouts give useful areas to focus on for each instrument. pdf...
by Jeff | Nov 1, 2025 | Articles, Band Director, Brass Players, Free Resource, Percussionists
Improving Sight-Reading Skills – Handout and poster. Find your downloads below. Here’s a comprehensive list of tips and strategies to improve sight-reading skills. These cover the mental, physical, and musical aspects of reading music accurately and expressively...
