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Director Tips – Clay Arnett and Dan Miller – Find Joy and Ask Questions

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! Mr. Clay Arnett and Mr. Dan Miller recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Clay teaches band at Yorktown High School and Dan teaches band at Yorktown Middle School. Together, they are the driving force behind the growing Yorktown bands. Next week, we will send you the full interview with Clay and Dan, but, for now, check out their tip on finding joy and asking questions. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy these tips from Clay and Dan on the Director Spotlight!

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Director Tips – Zak Tschiniak: Be Well Rounded

  Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! Mr. Zak Tschiniak recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Zak teaches orchestra at Hamilton Southeastern High School. Later this week, we will send you the full interview with Zak, but, for now, check out his tip on being a well-rounded educator. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this tip from Zak Tschiniak on the Director Spotlight!

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Director Tips – Chris Taylor: Culture

  Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! Mr. Chris Taylor recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Chris teaches band at Pendleton Heights High School and Middle School in Pendleton, Indiana. Next week, we will send you the full interview with Chris, but, for now, check out his tip about developing a culture in his program.

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Director Tips – Gretta Pote: Reach Out

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! It’s been almost a full year since we have been able to bring you a new Director Spotlight. With the new year, we are renewing our focus on providing you a glimpse into the career, thoughts and activities of some of the best band and orchestra directors from around the state. We are happy to be back with you and look forward to shining a little light on a few fantastic directors. Today, we have a tip for you from Mrs. Gretta Pote, Director of Bands at Clay Middle School. Next week, we will send you the full interview with Gretta, but, for now, check out her tip on reaching out for help. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this tip from the Director Spotlight with Mrs. Gretta Pote!

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Director Tips: Tim Cox – Working with Boosters

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! Mr. Tim Cox, Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Head at Decatur Central High School recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, Tim discusses his parent group and how his organization works to successfully support the kids. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this edition of the Director Spotlight with Mr. Tim Cox!

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Director Tips – Tim Cox: Working With Administrators

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! Mr. Tim Cox, Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Head at Decatur Central High School recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, Tim talks about working with administrators. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this edition of the Director Spotlight with Mr. Tim Cox!

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Director Tips – Tim Cox: Communications

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight! Mr. Tim Cox, Director of Bands at Decatur Central High School recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, we offer Tim’s tip for all teachers on communications with parents and administrators. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this edition of the Director Spotlight with Mr. Tim Cox!

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Popular Director Tips – Joel Powell: 3 Quick Tips

Joel Powell spent time with us on the Director Spotlight back in 2016. He offers us a few tips on teaching orchestra including: going in with a humble heart, observing other awesome educators and establishing rapport with kids as a person!

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Popular Director Tips – Ben Yoder: 3 E-Learning Tips

Ben Yoder, Orchestra Director at Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate and Junior High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight! Ben talked about 3 different E-learning subjects he used during weather-related school cancellations in HSE this past year. We offer them here for you! We hope you enjoy this segment of the Director Spotlight.

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Popular Director Tips – Ned Boyd: Sharpen The Saw and Have Fun

Mr. Ned Boyd from Logansport schools recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. For today’s tip, he discusses how he keeps his saw sharp and why having fun in the classroom is so important! We hope you enjoy this segment from the Director Spotlight. Hope you are having a great summer!

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Director Tips – Richard Saucedo: Process and Setting Goals

We continue with our Legends Series of the Director Spotlight this week with Mr. Richard Saucedo. In this segment, he talks that for him, it is about the process. He also talks about setting goals! Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this Director Spotlight from our Legends Series, with Mr. Richard Saucedo!

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Director Tips – Richard Saucedo: Early Years at Carmel

Today, we look to our Legends Series for our next spotlight! Former Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chair at Carmel High School, Mr. Richard Saucedo, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. Today, we offer the first few segments from the interview with Mr. Saucedo. He talks about his education, his first teaching gig and the early years at Carmel. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this Director Spotlight from our Legends Series, with Mr. Richard Saucedo!

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Director Tips – Relating with Administrators

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight. Mr. Eric Thornbury, Director of Bands and Music Department Head at Noblesville High School recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. In this segment, Eric talks about his relationship with his administration. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this tip from the Director Spotlight with Mr. Eric Thornbury!

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Director Tips – Eric Thornbury: Don’t Stop Learning

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight. Mr. Eric Thornbury, Director of Bands and Music Department Head at Noblesville High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. In this segment, Eric offers a tip for veteran teachers! Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this tip from the Director Spotlight with Mr. Eric Thornbury!

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Director Tips – Eric Thornbury: Noblesville Band Core Values

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight. Mr. Eric Thornbury, Director of Bands and Music Department Head at Noblesville High School, recently joined us on the Director Spotlight. In this segment, Eric talks about the core values the Noblesville Bands have adopted. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this tip from the Director Spotlight with Mr. Eric Thornbury!

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Popular Director Tips – Chris Wing: Keeping The Passion

Welcome back to the Director Spotlight. Today, we are circling back to Mr. Chris Wing and how he stays passionate about teaching! Chris teaches Band at Greenfield Central High School. Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this tip from the Director Spotlight with Chris Wing!

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Popular Director Tips – Josh Weirich & Chris Murray: Recruiting Process

Many of you are in the midst of recruiting at this point in the year, so we are diving into the archives for this edition of the spotlight. Mr. Josh Weirich and Mr. Chris Murray, co-directors at Zionsville Middle School, offer up their recruiting process for you. Their process is not necessarily unique….it is just very very effective. We hope you enjoy this edition of the Director Spotlight tip of the week!

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Popular Director Tips – John Morse: Staying Positive

Mr. John Morse joins us today on the Director Spotlight, Mr. Morse is the Director of Bands at Greenwood High School. John is a fantastic director with such a positive approach to all of his responsibilities. We hope you enjoy this edition of the Director Spotlight tip of the week!

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