After Sectionals
Summary: Welcome to After Sectionals, the podcast about all things band recorded when it's fresh on our minds. We come to you from the Stiles MS band hall - home of chickens and lost tuners. Join our staff (Darcy Potter Williams, Jenna Yee, and Alex Ortega) as we talk band pedagogy, talk smack, and everything in between right after sectionals.
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In this episode, we talk about one of our major program overhauls that is NOT working…
In this episode we talk about reclaiming your personal time!!!
In this episode we (very tiredly) talk about the first week of school.
In our first episode of season 3, we answer your listener questions.
This episode is a podcast edition of our 2016 TMEA clinic entitled “Teaching Rhythm Logically”. If you are interested in this method of teaching rhythm, you can find out more at TeachingRhythmLogically.com.
In this episode, Darcy, Jenna, and Alex wrap up the year with their greatest failures and successes from 2016-2017.
In this episode, Robert Herrings and Jason Robb join Darcy ask they talk about interviews. Know a band director getting ready to interview? Take 2 seconds to share this episode!
In this episode we talk about solo and ensemble, rubrics for scoring, and the personal criticism each of us has received that has left a lasting impression on our careers.
In this episode Darcy talks about how she teaches the concept of major vs. minor to the beginner classes ready to handle that concept, and then the ranting begins.
By popular request, we talk about how we design our beginner instrument placement. In this episode we cover: selling our program parent contact physical set up our process assigning instruments creating a balanced beginner program Below are the files we discuss in the episode.
In this episode John and Darcy talk about Honors Band’s performance at UIL Concert & Sightreading from a backstage perspective.
In this episode we talk about kids that are too involved to be in band… or stay in band. If you enjoy our podcast, take 2 seconds to share it with a friend or 15 seconds to review us on iTunes… Okay maybe a solid minute for the review. Your word of mouth helps band […]
In this episode we talk about sight-reading nerves, The Power of Vulnerability, and how we are using tuners in our classes on a daily basis.
This episode of After Sectionals takes you into one of Darcy’s Honors trombone/euphonium sectionals.
In this episode, we take a few minutes to rant… and THEN we talk about how we plan for the week ahead with beginners and our band. A picture of Darcy’s “List that Leads to Life” can be found on the After Sectionals Facebook page.
