Dear Band & Orchestral Directors, The NSW chapter of the Australian Band & Orchestral Directors Association (ABODA), in conjunction with the Devirra Group, would like to invite you to our […]
The history of Big Band music dates back to the mid 1920’s with the likes of bandleaders Paul Whiteman and Ted Lewis. This was the start of the dance bands […]
Are you a band conductor standing in front of an orchestra or perhaps an early career string player and ensemble director? If so, then this workshop on String Pedagogy is […]
Identifying the musical traps into which we all fall from time to time… Make big deals out of little notes. Don’t rush across bar lines, especially with moving parts in […]
“The first thing I do is tune the band!” That’s what most band directors do – but what does that mean? Everyone plays a Bb (that’s not so good for […]
