Educational Outreach – Fall 2023 Recap

Our International Board created the Educational Outreach Project at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic as a means of service to directors. Articles cover areas of  “Teaching Tips”, “The Profession” and “Repertoire” fitting the seasons of the teaching school year. Several of our members from a variety of chapters have reached out to share helpful articles and ideas to assist you this fall. Many thanks to the contributors – we appreciate their involvement in the project!

All the articles will remain on the PBM International website as a resource for directors, so please share with others and consult the previous submissions under the EO tab.  Best wishes as you move into the spring semester!

John McCallister Free Resources: 

John is a high school band director and composer living in California. In addition to a media-rich website, he has a number of free downloadable resources for use including scale sheets, recruitment materials, materials for jazz, strings, and warm-ups.

Historic Music of Newport (ME): 

This organization has chronicled a rich history of music in the region, including making several older marches available for purchase by donation on their website. If you are seeking a “new” march to add to your band’s repertoire, there are a number of compelling options.

Beginning Band: 

Jim Evans is a retired band director who taught for 28 years. In addition to free downloadable scale sheets and fingering charts, Jim has a 2-volume method book for beginning band students available on his website.

Teaching Music and More: 

Keith Ozvath is a band director teaching near Chicago. His website includes useful articles focusing on integrating technology into band rehearsals at multiple levels.

Educational Committee Conversations:

EO Chair Travis Weller is joined by EO Committee Member Jason Worzbyt (Nu Chapter) to talk about reigniting the passion in our teaching.

September / October 2022

Our International Board created the Educational Outreach Project at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic as a means of service to directors. Articles cover areas of  “Teaching Tips”, “The Profession” and “Repertoire” fitting the seasons of the teaching school year.  Several of our members from a variety of chapters have reached out to share helpful articles

June 2022

Greetings… it’s summer!  This submission for the Educational Outreach project aims to provide you with several resources to explore over the summer months. Veering off course from our usual outline, we will highlight a few of our PBM chapters, corporate instrument company resources and a state band association website. These resources are deigned to benefit

September / October 2021

The International Board created the project at Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic and this is the ninth series of articles under “Teaching Tips”, “The Profession” and “Repertoire” topics. A big THANK YOU to the Alpha chapter members & Texas directors who share their knowledge with us this series! All the articles will remain on the

May / June 2021

The International Board created the project at Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic and this is the eighth series of articles under “Teaching Tips”, “The Profession” and “Repertoire” topics. All articles will remain on the PBM International website as a resource for directors, so please share and consult the previous submissions under the EO tab. I

Choosing Quality Literature

Roland Sandoval Texas Bandmasters Association President Elect, 2019-2021 Learning and growing as a teacher is a never-ending journey. As a musician I have been “banding” since 6th grade. I sat in rehearsals, observing, doing, practicing, performing, and eventually studying the art form to earn a degree. In higher education I realized I was entering the IKEA

Canadian Band Association – Canadian Repertoire Feature

Band directors can find monthly reviews of Canadian band repertoire on the CBA website. On the website you can find links to a copy of some or all of the score as well as links to a recording. There are pieces of various playing levels, some new, and some older. It is a great resource for