Clicking the heading above will link you to an article from the 2011 issue of The Instrumentalist magazine. Written by Derek J. Jones, the article outlines solutions to many of the problems faced by the directors of small concert bands at small schools. I teach at a small Lutheran High School, and the enrollment of the school will have dropped from 230 to 160 by the end of next year. As a result, the amount of students in my music program (one band and one choir) has dropped from 110 to about 60 over that same period of time. I need to begin to look for additional ways to help the small ensembles perform at a high level and feel successful, even without all of the personal and instruments present in past years. This article in particular does a great job outlining ideas for recruitment and arranging of music for small bands.
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