Following more than 30 years of teaching band at the highest levels, and substitute teaching, observing and as an interim teacher of both band and strings-orchestra; clear, concise educational vehicles of teaching and learning become more important. 

Especially during this time of pandemic, providing novel methods of distributing learning materials over the web, via SmartBoard, mobile phone, tablet, or even projecting to a screen in the classroom are crucial. There are lots of methods out there now, we do not try to reinvent the wheel but perhaps smooth it out a bit, especially for visual learners who have been using electronic-web-based devices since they were toddlers!

Remember a quote from a dear cooperating teacher “It is important to think of students as suitcases, and it is our job to find the handle.”