ASBA Newsletter

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Abundant Life

Academics Plus

Alpena

Bergman

Blytheville (KIPP)--check needed

Caddo Hills--form and money needed

Calico Rock
Central Arkansas Christian

Charleston

Concord

Corning
Cotter

Cutter-Morning Star

Des Arc

East End (Bigelow)

England

Fountain Lake

Harding Academy

Harrisburg--form and money needed
Horatio

Jasper

Lafayette County HS

Lamar

Magazine
Manila

Mansfield

Marmaduke

Marvell-Elaine
Mineral Springs

Mountain View

Mulberry

Murfreesboro
Nashville

Pangburn

Perryville

Piggott

Riverview
Rose Bud

Sloan-Hendrix

South Pike County

St. Joe High School
Two Rivers

Tuckerman--form and PO

Valley Springs

Warren

Western Yell
West Side (Greers Ferry)

White County Central

"As a young leader, I was focused on how people could help me, not on how I could add value to them. As leaders, our question each day should not be, 'Will I reap a harvest?' Instead it should be, 'Have I sowed seeds today?' Good leaders shift from being self-focused to others-focused."

"Every day I look at my calendar and ask myself, 'Where can I add value today?'"

The Why of Interpretation by William Berz (p. 8).

Many conductors focus their comments regarding musicality and interpretation in rehearsals by simply giving directions: play louder, play softer, play shorter, slow down here, etc. Instead of constantly giving directions, ask students why they should play louder or softer or why would the composer indicate a rallentando? The questions can be endless.

"The sound you have in your head is the sound you'll make."--John Paynter (Great director at Northwestern for many years.)

This advice is great for band directors as well. What sound for your band do you have in your head?

How is a saxophone like a baseball?

People cheer when you hit it with a bat.