Category: CTJ Band

Bridge the Gap Between “Knowing” and Doing

“Every band director struggles to find strategies to bridge the gap between providing information to students and getting them to achieve the desired result. How do you get students to actually do what they have been told to do?” Click the link below to read the full article on the Yahama Educator Suite.

February 20, 2022
Make Band A “Home” for Everyone

“How can you make band a place that everyone enjoys? From student musicians who want to be the very best in the all-state contest, to those who are more casual and never practice outside of class, to athletes who want to participate in band, to students who want to be in choir, orchestra, theater and…

December 9, 2021
Case Study: A 10-Year Growth Plan for Enrollment, Facilities, Instruments and Staffing

“I am lucky to be Johnson’s band director since the school opened, and I have worked enthusiastically with our staff and community to grow the music program. I started teaching at Johnson my first year out of college, so I have “grown up” with the campus, and it has been a remarkable journey to see…

June 25, 2021
Yamaha Corporation Announces first 40-Under-40 Class for Music Educators [Yamaha]

“Jarrett Lipman has a term for a teacher’s selflessness in engaging and empowering his students: Servant leadership, which “means committing oneself wholly to improving the lives of your students, peers and community,” he said. “It means prioritizing the welfare and needs of your students over your own career goals and teaching your students to share…

February 1, 2021
Marching Bands From Across Texas Take Center Stage in Alamodome Competition [SA Report]

“Thousands of high school musicians and their families will swarm downtown San Antonio over the next six days as two major marching band competitions take place at the Alamodome.”

November 1, 2018
Johnson High School Band Program Scores International Award [MySA]

“Johnson High School’s marching band has won the Sudler Shield for its work in 2014, an international award given to two or three winners each year by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.”

May 20, 2015