2026 Maine Music Educators Association Conference

Small bands can be great bands! Join this fast-paced, hands-on session exploring tools and tactics specifically geared towards achieving excellence with unideal instrumentation. Topics will include repertoire selection as well as rehearsal techniques for developing blend and balance, building confidence in sight-reading, and differentiating instruction. Participants will leave with ready-to-use tools to incorporate into their daily teaching. This session is ideal for directors at "one band schools" or at schools with a non-auditioned, open-enrollment band, and it will address both concert and marching band settings.