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
Comping Tips for Rhythm Section Find your 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...
by Jeff | Sep 10, 2025 | Articles, Band Director, Free Resource
Breaking In & Maintaining Reeds Find your downloads below. This handout should be in all your woodwinds music folder, especially singe reed players. Knowing how to extend the life of their reeds makes for better music but will also save them a lot of money over...
by Jeff | Sep 9, 2025 | Band Director, Brass Players
Taking Care of Valved Brass Instruments Find your downloads below. This 2-page handout should be in the folder of every brass player tasked with maintaining valves and slides on their instrument. Review it often – make sure you have oil, snakes, slide grease, extra...
by Jeff | Sep 6, 2025 | Free Resource, Percussionists
Percussion Bundle for young snare and mallet players, percussion ensembles, and private study. Find your downloads below. The Beginner Percussion Bundle downloads offer band directors and percussion students a variety of handouts and worksheets to establish a basic...
