B&: Beyond the Baton

Band, band, band. That's what is always on our minds! Whether you're a beginning band director, high school band director, or everything in between, this podcast is for you. Hosts, Kim and Nathan, will cover a variety of band topics that you can incorporate into your curriculum. Let's become better music educators together!

15: Survive and Thrive at Concert Assessment 03/02/2023

15: Survive and Thrive at Concert Assessment Kim and Nathan discuss tips and tricks that they utilize in their Band Program when preparing for Concert Assessment. They talk about the weeks leading up to the concert as well as the day of to help you survive and thrive at your assessment! /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/26101377

14: Crossing the New Year with Crossing the Break 01/17/2023

14: Crossing the New Year with Crossing the Break In this episode, Kim dives into what she does to help her beginning clarinet class cross the break. She shares tips, tricks, and methods to ensure your class crosses the break when you want to. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/25629747

13: Work/Life Balance 12/12/2022

13: Work/Life Balance After a long marching season, Nathan and Kim discuss a highly requested topic! They give you their perspectives on work-life balance in hopes of band directors and music teachers feeling less alone in the struggle of busy band seasons. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/25294803

11: Gameify! 09/12/2022

11: Gameify! This week, Kim and Nathan share some of the ways they "gameify" their lessons to make them more fun for the students. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/24343899

12: Band Culture 07/30/2022

12: Band Culture This week, Kim and Nathan discuss ways to enhance your band culture. They discuss the values that they emphasize in the Greene County Tech Band program. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/24489717

10: First Week of School 07/30/2022

10: First Week of School /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/24118860

9: Modern Day Marching Band Tips and Tricks 07/27/2022

9: Modern Day Marching Band Tips and Tricks This week, Kim and Nathan are joined by Aaron Stickley, Woodlands, TX assistant band director, and Robbie Wang, Dickinson, TX Color Guard Director and Assistant Band Director to talk about modern day marching band. They discuss strategies to implement in your band program to increase your chances of success at marching band competitions. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/23872755

8: Band Camp Clinician Review 07/27/2022

8: Band Camp Clinician Review Kim and Nathan both had the opportunity to direct a band camp band at Dixie Band Camp. This episode dives into the tips and tricks of clinic-ing a band. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/23872413

7: Mental Health 05/16/2022

7: Mental Health Kim Webb and Nathan Anderson dive into a deeper topic and discuss their experiences in Mental Health, and discuss ways it can help your band program. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/23121572

6: Advocating for your Program 04/14/2022

6: Advocating for your Program This week, Kim and Nathan discuss advocating for your band program. They give you tips that you can use to take to your admin to push for certain needs in your school. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/22788740

5: Woodwind Supplementation 03/30/2022

5: Woodwind Supplementation This week, Kim and Nathan discuss how we supplement our woodwind classes, because sometimes the book just isn't enough. Here are the videos from After Sectionals that we referenced in the episode because stealing is okay in teaching. :) Clarinet Break Crossing Video: Vibrato: /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/22625969

4: Recruitment - Part 2 03/16/2022

4: Recruitment - Part 2 Kim Webb and Nathan Anderson finish their discussion of recruitment for band! John McAlister music: /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/22464221

3: Recruitment - Part 1 03/02/2022

3: Recruitment - Part 1 It’s that time of year! Kim and Nathan are talking about band recruitment! This a two-parter because there is so much to cover! Steal these ideas to make your band recruitment successful! /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/22307720

2: Lip Slurs and Long Tones 02/16/2022

2: Lip Slurs and Long Tones This week, Kim and Nathan dive into Lip Slurs and Long Tones for the development of strong brass fundamentals. /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/22150808

1: Organization 02/03/2022

1: Organization This week, Kim and Nathan talk about New Year's goals and organization in aspects of a band director's life. Book Referenced: Order from Chaos by Jaclyn Paul https://www.amazon.com/Order-Chaos-Everyday-Staying-Organized/dp/0578578875/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2DT9BGDWE23FZ&keywords=order+from+chaos&qid=1643814466&sprefix=order+from+chao%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1 /episode/index/show/beyondthebaton/id/21996269

B&: Beyond the Baton

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