Bandmasters Review - December 2019

Texas Bandmast ers Association Bandmasters Review • December 2019 26 Albert Vela has been involved in many facets of music education over his decade of teaching, including Assistant Director of Bands at Oak Ridge High School, Brass Staff with the Blue Devils, and the Curriculum and Media Specialist at TonalEnergy. At Oak Ridge, Mr. Vela leads instruction for the marching band and conducts/co-conducts three of the concert bands. Effecting Today’s Music Students...Generally, with Technology www.ultimatedrillbook.com Perfect for indoor. Before you know it, your ensemble is singing on a DAILY basis! And suddenly, singing is not something “I can’t do”, but something “We do!” ALBERT’S CHALLENGE: Hit the record bottom in TonalEnergy and immediately play the exercise back to your students! See what they think about their performance! I hope that some of these ideas have sparked just a LITTLE creativity in how you can let technology invade YOUR band hall for the betterment of your students. Smart phones aren’t going away anytime soon! Why not show the kids how to use them! Have a question? I’d be happy help - Avela@conroeisd.net .