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New Edition of "Aegean Festival" for Band

posted 2010 Mar 17 A new edition by J. Steven Moore (Colorado State University) of Aegean Festival by Andreas Makris is now available for rental through ECS Publishing (www.ecspublishing.com). The new edition was prompted by the discovery that the...
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7 Easy Ways to Re-Invigorate Your Rhythm Training

posted 2010 Feb 18 We recently received the following email: Love your program (Rhythm Rulz) and have recommended it to several other teachers. Do you guys have any lesson plan ideas to use with it? Right now, I just...
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Top 7 Reasons Why Arts Education Makes Us Smarter

posted 2010 Jan 23 We recently came across an article titled “How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition.” It was published on the website for The Dana Foundation (www.dana.org), an organization dedicated to supporting science, health, and education. We...
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The Sartorial Conductor: Guidelines for Conducting Attire

posted 2010 Jan 23 Are you ready for the first fall concert? The band is clean, but is your tux? Here are some helpful hints for conducting attire. The best writers sometimes ignore the rules of grammar, but they...
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Update: Band Director v. Streaker

posted 2010 Jan 23 Chased on the field and in the courtroom . . . The perpetrator has been arrested and charged with Trespass and Resisting Arrest. After Steven Moore tackled the streaker on the field, he contacted CSU...
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