Changing Careers
Changing to Band Director
Tip #1 Research
Tip #2 Education
Tip #3 Plan Ahead
Tip #4 Become Open to Ideas
Tip #5 Go to Professional Conferences.
Any of this stuff can actually help you relief yourself of stress and actually help you become a better band director.
Tip #6 Teach the 4 T's
Tip #7 Working on the Levels
Working on these levels will help your students
Intermediate
Spring audition solo for your instrument performed at exceptional level
Nine clinic scales
Key recognition of major scales
Sightreading
Sightsing an easy level
Advanced
All twelve major scales
Key recognition test for all major scales
Sightreading at Senior All-State level
One complete solo movement of your choosing for your instrument
Master
Two movements of two contrasting standard concerti for your instrument Perform all three forms of minor for the following keys: A, E, Bb, F, C, G, D
Key recognition test for Majors, minors, and identification of relative maj/min
Sightreading through difficult mixed meter
Sightsing a difficult solfege requirement
Tip #8 Individual Performance
Working on all of these will improve you/your students performance on a instrument