Over the years, however, and too many times – I’ve seen good people have to drop out of band due to decisions made in some of these couplings. A few years ago, I got a response from a former student…..
Category: Respect
High Teen Standards
Posted in High Schools, Personal experience, Respect, Teaching Music Tagged with: dating, high school students, marching band, pregnancy, standards, teenagers, teens
Be CARE-ful
By John Gardner During a service call, when the music store rep asked how things were going and I commented about “drama”, his response, as someone who is in most high school band rooms in this part of the state on…
Posted in Communication, High Schools, Marching Band, Parenting, Respect, Social Media, Teaching Music
Band Camp Prank: Marching Band and Fire Truck
I posted the picture below and got feedback asking how we did that…. so below the pic are some steps and suggestion. Additional pictures below. My father was a 32-yr fire fighter and I spent much of my childhood around…
Posted in High Schools, Marching Band, Respect, Teaching Music Tagged with: band, band camp, fire department, high school prank, marching band, prank
Teens are worth it!
Those of you in the adulting business, know that you can have a positive impact. Try, even when you don’t see the results, or the result isn’t what you hoped for. And then, when you get one of these occasional notes, recharge your advocating batteries and keep at it.
Posted in College Prep, High Schools, Personal experience, Respect, Teaching, Teaching Music Tagged with: advocating, mentoring, music ed, Teaching, teaching high school, teens
Dear Drum Major Candidates
We have five amazing candidates auditioning for Drum Major. I sent them the following note to let them know that WE (directors) know how hard they’ve been working. I wish we could pick them all…..
Posted in High Schools, Marching Band, Respect Tagged with: auditions, band, drum major, marching band
Band Students Make Better Employees
By John Gardner Teens are looking for part-time jobs during high school. Common is the parental directive that he must at least pay the insurance and for the gas to drive the family car — or to purchase her own…
Posted in How May I Serve YOU?, Job Search, Marching Band, Respect, Teaching, Teaching Music Tagged with: band, Band Directing, high school, Income opportunity, Succeeding in high school
Respect, Preparation and Appreciation for your Pianist
by John Gardner January is a month that often includes preparation for solo festival. Many will have an opportunity to practice with an accompanist, perhaps a new experience. As instrumentalists, you should realize how long it takes to learn to play…
Posted in College Prep, High Schools, Respect, Solo Prep, Teaching Music Tagged with: accompanist, audition, College Prep, contest, pianist, piano, solo
7 Reasons To Hire Workers Over 50
Credit to Ron Grimes, Sr Software Engineer, Web Applications, Silicon Valley Firm My seven reasons to hire a 50+ worker: 1) We won’t spend half the day surfing websites that have nothing to do with our job. 2) We won’t exhibit…
Posted in Guest Post, Job Search, Repost, Respect, Sales and Marketing, Small Business Tagged with: age discrimination, experience, hiring, older workers, work ethic
Teens will listen
I have always believed that if you show them that you really care about them as an individual, and treat them with dignity and respect, that they will give it to you in return. I think you can see that in this picture – can’t you?
Posted in High Schools, Music Department, Personal experience, Respect, Teaching, Teaching Music Tagged with: band, high school, marching band, mentoring, Respect, Teaching, teenagers, teens
10 Email Tips for Teachers
By John Gardner FACEBOOK POST ON MY WALL. “I’m fairly certain that you’re the only high school band director in this part of the state that actually responds to e-mails from the public.” Answering email is basic courtesy-101. As…
Follow Us!