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		<title>Change, the Only Constant (Re ReBanding)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well here I am at the end of this adventure of a year. So much has been changed, so much is new, so much is ahead. Of course it&#8217;s been quite a while since I checked in. I had to blow the dust off of the web site and make sure that it still worked. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=203&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holy Major Chord Batman, Was That a Musical Moment?!?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well the new year is here and has been for a good while now. Recently I passed out some new music in preparation for festival for my 7th and 8th grade groups. For each of the groups I have tried different pieces, trying to find a march, lyrical, and an other piece that would play [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=200&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Was that Jingle Bells?!? (Tales from a beginning band concert)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well the big day finally arrived. All the little ones, the ones who have been playing their instruments for a whole 2 1/2 months, had their very first ever band concert. For those of you who have done this for a while, you know what to expect. You have seen the problems, you have heard [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=196&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Playing Catch Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back, did you miss me? I&#8217;ve been taking more time to spend with the family and wrapping up some other stuff over the last month so I haven&#8217;t taken time to write. I know that when I look back, I&#8217;ll regret not journaling about all that has been happening. It&#8217;s been a while so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=190&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trying not to be Bored</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a little while since I checked in and it seems that everything has pretty much calmed down for the moment, at least as much as it can in middle school.  A routine is starting to set in for the different groups. I&#8217;m starting the beginners on the EE2000 book 1 and we&#8217;re on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=180&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Parent Phone Calls Begin!!! (and they have)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An explanation is for the title is in order I suppose. In the area that I teach, the beginning band teacher assigns instruments to students, the students and family do not have total choice. I finally finished the 6th grade testing and now have determined and distributed the instrument selections for each student. Obviously I&#8217;m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=167&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All-State Auditions Anyone?</title>
		<link>http://reband.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/all-state-auditions-anyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's Wednesday and I am getting some things accomplished. It's a good feeling, but it is a rollercoaster for me. I got all of the things needed to get done on Monday ordering shirts, getting things copied, inputting grades, and answering emails. I also tried to teach a bit. I'm really trying to get the 7th and 8th graders to get a stronger foundation on their rhythmical reading. I using 101 Rhythmic Rest Patterns by Grover C. Yaus with both groups. It was in the library and I have enough copies for a classroom set. It's working pretty well, but I wouldn't mind a few more exercises on some of the simpler stuff. Hopefully we won't be there very long though. I'm continuing to get through the 6th grade testing. I think we can finish by the end of the week...maybe.

Yesterday I finally decided that I did need to get my 7th graders books to use in for home practice and in class. It got to the point where I understood that I just was not going to be able to provide those students with enough material and guidance with my own inexperience with this MS level to allow them to grow the way they have the potential to. I decided to go with Essential Elements 2000 Book 2 for a number of reasons. First of all, I wanted to get something to challenge the students who have largely been bored as we have had to do so much review and reteaching (or just teaching). This series is different than the Standards of Excellence Series that these kids had been working out of. I don't know which one does a better job or if that is answerable, but in speaking with my collegues, the majority of them feel like the EE series is one that they like.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=140&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Was Right Again</title>
		<link>http://reband.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/i-was-right-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like I expected, I&#8217;m not fond of middle school pep rallies. It was mostly people encouraging the 6-8th graders to scream their little heads off and being upset when they wouldn&#8217;t until you wanted them to watch something or tell them something and then being upset when they wouldn&#8217;t stop screaming their little heads off. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=136&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pep Rally Tomorrow!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow I begin my further indoctrination into the life of a middle school teacher. I have my first MS pep rally. The last place that I taught middle school they didn&#8217;t have pep rallies because they thought that the kids might riot. I guess that might be part of the reason I&#8217;m not exactly pumped [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=122&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another One Bites the Dust (and other Queen references)</title>
		<link>http://reband.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/another-one-bites-the-dust-and-other-queen-references/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weekends come and go, but I&#8217;m glad I have this one. After not posting for the week, I&#8217;ll lay it all out. Going into this new week (week 4) I&#8217;m a bit more prepared and am looking forward to getting things going, after all The Show Must Go On and in some cases just begin. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reband.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4417918&amp;post=99&amp;subd=reband&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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