by Melissa Stouffer | Jun 30, 2020 | All, Band, Distance Learning
Tips that work for Recorder, Band and Orchestra Classes There is nothing like kids right when they get their instruments. One of my FAVORITE parts of being a music teacher is that first few weeks when they can’t make a nice sound but they are SO gosh-darn excited....
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Band
This week I tried something new with my band kids: A few of my coworkers definitely gave me some strange looks when I told them what we were doing this week. “How do you do that??!” I saw this great article from BandDirectorsTalkShop.com about the...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 15, 2017 | All, Band
I have been looking for this for a while so I thought I would share it, and keep it in a place for me to find conveniently for a while. As a woodwind player, I knew the alto saxophone pitches, but not the rest of the instruments. Beginners sometimes have...
