No Kidding…
Sorry, no April Fools Day jokes from me this year. But I am actually posting a little bit. Last night, I took my band to […]
Sight Reading
Cut the Cord
For the first time since started my blog three years ago, I am going to be taking a break for at least a month. No […]
The Allocation Of Attention
Here is a brief summary of the last 19 months of my life. In December of 2007, I was getting ready for work one Friday […]
Flashback Friday
I’ve been thinking lately about trying to have each day be a sort of theme day. I don’t intend on posting every day (that’s not […]
Last Minute UIL Concert & Sight Reading Preparations: 10 Things I Am Doing To Try To Get Sweepstakes
This Thursday, I will be taking my Middle School band to our UIL Concert & Sight Reading contest. For those who don’t understand how the […]
Life Lesson 1: Experience Is The Best Teacher
This article is the first in a series of “life lessons” exploring some of the things that I have learned over the years. In this […]
10 Awesome iPhone 3G Apps (Band Director Style)
For an updated list of iPhone apps I actually use in band class after over year of use, check out 20 Ways I Really Use […]
07-08: What To Change Next Year
As we begin the summer vacation, I am looking back on what went really well this year, what didn’t work so well, and what needs […]
5 Tips To Putting The Pieces of Your Life Back Together
I recently took my band to the UIL Concert & Sight Reading competition. We worked hard on the music. We worked hard in after school […]
Look Who’s Talking Now!
April is already shaping up to be a record-setting month for So You Want To Teach? We are well on our way to seeing 16,000 […]
Whitespace
Have you noticed that People really don’t like As I prepare my bands for the UIL Concert & Sight Reading […]
Hyper-Focus Fosters Higher Quality Output
Get your commenting skills ready, there’s lots of material to be discussed here. I will be offline for most of this coming week and would […]
Anxiety Sets In As The New School Year Looms Ominously Close
The new school year is two weeks and two days away. This time last year, our week of inservices was well under way. Thanks to […]