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362 episodes
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Date created
2014/01/02
Latest episode
2026/09/30
Average duration
4 min.
Release period
14 days
Description
Quick and easy tips to help you be a better band teacher.
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Helping Beginning Brass Players Succeed
2026/09/30
Helping Beginning Brass Players Succeed
Middle School Band Comprehensive Warm-Up - pdf, make as many copies as you want forever
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Classroom Management Without Constant Punishment
2026/09/09
Classroom Management Without Constant Punishment
Middle School Band Comprehensive Warm-Up - pdf, make as many copies as you want forever
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
The First 5 Minutes of Rehearsal
2026/09/02
The First 5 Minutes of Rehearsal
Middle School Band Comprehensive Warm-Up - pdf, make as many copies as you want forever
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Building a Positive Band Culture
2026/08/26
Building a Positive Band Culture
Middle School Band Comprehensive Warm-Up - pdf, make as many copies as you want forever
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Your First Year Is Not About Perfection
2026/08/19
Your First Year Is Not About Perfection
Middle School Band Comprehensive Warm-Up - pdf, make as many copies as you want forever
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Only Two Grades In My Class - A+ or Retake
2026/05/20
Only Two Grades In My Class - A+ or Retake
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Don't Fear Something New To You
2026/05/13
Don't Fear Something New To You
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Begin Class With Something Engaging
2026/05/06
Begin Class With Something Engaging
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
A Broken Fuel Line Reminds Me Of My Priorities
2026/04/29
A broken fuel line reminds me of priorities.
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
We Use Content To Teach Life
2026/04/22
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
The Power of a Pop-Tart
2026/04/15
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Teach and Discipline Like a Coach
2026/04/08
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Dealing With Stupid, Toxic Comments
2026/04/01
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
Your Voice Is Not a Behavior Management System
2026/03/25
If you have to raise your voice to gain control of the class, you are in a losing battle.
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
More Trombones? Yes Please.
2026/03/18
Do you need more trombones? I have plenty. I'm not sure why, but perhaps it's because I put some emphasis on it. And most of them are pretty decent. It started with one student in 2023 when I started a band program from scratch. Today I have 14 across two bands with band enrollment of about 52.
Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes
Get the book Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band, a handbook for band directors that includes 75+ lessons, tips and truths. Most can be read in less than 10 minutes. Many can be immediately implemented in your classroom. More tips and lessons will be added (I'm still in the classroom half time and hope to remain there for many more years). You will receive a signed hard copy + an immediate pdf download of the book.
Have a question for the podcast? Need a presenter for professional development? Contact me here: [email protected] or 719-238-4193. List of Speaking Topics.
Ten Tips To Save 5 Hours This Week and Every Week eBook
Complete Guide To Self-Publishing Your Book Course
40 Ways To Make Money as a Musician eBook
FREE Forgive and Live Workshop
Guitar Class Extension Materials
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Trompete87 2021/03/12
Quick and Easy Tips
I love the fact that I can listen to James’ advice on my drive to work in the morning, and arrive at my school with tangible, ready-to-go ideas. This...
MHymon 2019/09/15
Choir, etc.?
Since this is called the music Ed podcast, have you considered expanding to other aspects of music Ed? Maybe bringing on folks that can speak to that?
kelism87 2018/03/11
Good podcast!
I really enjoy this podcast- James is very quick and to the point and he fits in a lot of information in a short amount of time. Worth a listen if you...
Christiejo5 2017/06/24
Great for improving your skills and band program
I've listened to about 10 of these so far, and I have gotten so many wonderful ideas that are helping me to improve my vision, my band program, and my...