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A lot of portable digital audio recorders these days carry built in chromatic tuners and metronomes but in almost every case they are thrown in as an afterthought. They tend to be hard to read and difficult to customize, but not so with the .JPG)
While performing at an outdoor venue on a cloudless day with a swing band last evening, the band leader placed our stands directly facing the setting Sun. As soon as I sat down to arrange the first few numbers on the music rack, I realized that I wasn't going to be able to read the scores. A quick trip to the car for
Most trombonists do a good job of taking care of their slides. From the very first day of band lessons we are trained on how to assemble the trombone safely as well as to properly oil and lubricate the main slide. For those that are advanced or lucky enough to have a trombone with an F-attachment there comes an additional maintenance task, that of caring the valve and it’s additional tubing. Doing so is a relatively easy task, but one that is often overlooked in many student’s daily rituals. When next putting together your trombone for the day consider these tips.
This month I was tasked with writing a column for MENC Teaching Music Magazine on the topic of how to incorporate electronic instruments into the marching band. Some ensembles like the Western Carolina University Marching Band have also been doing incredible things with electronics for the decade (go read the article in the Oct. 2010 issue to get all the cool details). But it seems like Drum Corps International really began to bring the idea to mainstream marching when it first began to allow amplification back in 2004. Today electronic instruments and amplification are the norm at DCI performances, and if you saw any of this years top twelve then you know that some of them had really been pulling out all the electronic stops. 
I’ve often said that when it comes to interactive whiteboards it is the software, not the board, that should drive your purchase. In this arena the Smartboard wins hands down with its Smart Notebook 10 software package. The program not only controls the board but also provides an awesome suite of presentation tools to create and edit lessons and activities for use in the classroom. Smart recently released a statement clarifying an important part of their licensing agreement for this software, one that may have serious implications for some school districts.Log In Here
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