Verification Quiz - Part Two - Top 10 Band Director Questions Answered by Peter Boonshaft, a KHS Clinician

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* 1. Contact Information

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Job Title

School/District

Email Address for Certificate of Verification

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* 2. What does Peter include as one of his top five problems he hears in adjudicating bands? Please check all that apply. (20 pts)

Not watching the conductor.

Bad posture and hand position.

The band does not produce a characteristic sound.

Inappropriate music selection.

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* 3. What does Peter say should happen when a band director, in a festival situation, leaves the podium during warm-up to walk around the performance hall, listening for acoustical characteristics?" P(20 pts)

He should be warned by the festival host.

His band should be down-rated by the adjudicators.

He should receive complaints from his students and their parents.

He should be given a $10,000 raise.

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* 4. What comment(s) did Peter make in answering the questions - "How do we give our students the best “Large Ensemble” experience when we have between 50-80% of our students in attendance? If we go to chamber ensembles or flex-band, aren’t our students missing out on a significant part of the band experience?" Please check all that apply. (20 pts)

We never can have our students play chamber music enough.

It's never a good idea to have our students play "flex band arrangements."

A good way to provide a large ensemble experience is to bring in alumni or local college students to fill in and help provide the full band experience.

"Flex band" arrangements do not provide the same experience as regular, quality full-band arrangements, but do provide many benefits to programs that have limited full-band attendance.

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* 5. What comment(s) did Peter make in answering the questions - How can I make my conducting more meaningful and communicative?" Please check all that apply. (20 pts)

Make a list of everything you want to communicate to students and decide on a visual cue for each item to use in conducting.

Teach your conducting cues during the band warm-up or daily drill.

Check your conducting cues with a mirror or video recording.

We need to work on our facial expressions in our conducting.

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* 6. Since the webinar was recorded in 2020, what things did Peter say he learned from teaching during that time?" Please check all that apply. (20 pts)

"My students are capable of doing more independently than I ever gave them credit for."

"The Covid 19 pandemic has ruined music education."

"If I were teaching band in a secondary school during the Covid 19 pandemic, I would throw my hands up in the air, walk out of the room, and never come back."

"Technology...new technologies and platforms...they are things we can use as a tool forever."

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