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AYS AUDITIONS HAPPENING TOMORROW!
For more information about auditions or to sign up, follow this link: https://forms.gle/8u6tGnm9Ae57KCuYA
If you have questions, contact Jenny Johnson at [email protected]

Matt Bufis, Director of Bands and Lead Teacher for Fine Arts at Evanston Township High School shares the importance of creating student experiences through music and the impact that hosting student teachers has had on his teaching styles.

Choose to Teach - Matthew Bufis This month's "Choose to Teach" video features Matt Buffis, Director of Bands and Lead Teacher for Fine Arts at Evanston Township High School. He shares the i...

Are we being efficient in our Marching Rehearsals? Do we even rehearse the things that need to be rehearsed? Listen to Mike Lunney share his best practices and how he eliminated time wasters and things that were stealing from his rehearsals.

Marching Band Rehearsals: Are you rehearsing the right things? Pt 1 Are we being efficient in our Marching Rehearsals? Do we even rehearse the things that need to be rehearsed? Listen to Mike Lunney share his best practices a...

Marching Band Rehearsals: Are you rehearsing the right things? Pt 1

Are we being efficient in our Marching Rehearsals? Do we even rehearse the things that need to be rehearsed? Listen to Mike Lunney share his best practices and how he eliminated time wasters and things that were stealing from his rehearsals.

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Get on the bus, Gus! Let's talk traveling to football games! Have you made your list? Checked it twice? This week, Mike Lunney shares his accumulated checklist to make sure your group is ready to travel to your Friday ...

Have you made your list? Checked it twice? This week, Mike Lunney shares his accumulated checklist to make sure your group is ready to travel to your Friday night football game. It's not just away games, if your stadium isn't on campus, it's the same thought process! Be sure to go to ntunemusic.com/askmike to get the download!

Get on the bus, Gus! Let's talk traveling to football games! - Ask Mike Have you made your list? Checked it twice? This week, Mike Lunney shares his accumulated checklist to make sure your group is ready to travel to your Friday night football game. It's not just away games, if your stadium isn't on campus, it's the s...

Mike Lunney's three stages of how to handle a student quitting: Begging, Anger, Best of Luck To You! There's lots of reasons kids feel the pressure to quit, and the large majority of them aren't, "I don't like my director!" Credits, other interests, just not up to the commitment... how do we respond to students leaving our program?
Listen to Mike explain his experience with this journey that affects us all!

Sometimes They Quit...It's Probably Not Personal Mike Lunney's three stages of how to handle a student quitting: Begging, Anger, Best of Luck To You! There's lots of reasons kids feel the pressure to quit, ...

Sometimes They Quit...It's Probably Not Personal - Ask Mike Mike Lunney's three stages of how to handle a student quitting: Begging, Anger, Best of Luck To You! There's lots of reasons kids feel the pressure to quit, and the large majority of them aren't, "I don't like my director!" Credits, other interest...

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Tanner Battenfield, of our Odessa store, demos the Tom Delong Fender Strat.

Tanner Battenfield - Tom Delong Strat Demo Tanner, of our Odessa store, demos the Tom Delong Fender Strat.

Sign-ups for Abilene Youth Strings auditions are now open! Auditions will take place on Wednesday, September 4th at ACU. AYS meets on Sundays from 2:30-4:30 September-November & January-March; our semester starts on September 8th this year. For more information about auditions or to sign up, follow this link: https://forms.gle/8u6tGnm9Ae57KCuYA
If you have questions, contact Jenny Johnson at [email protected]

Retirement: Never Too Early To Plan

Mike Lunney is joined by guest and fellow retiree, Mike Watts, to discuss how its never too early to start retirement planning. It does sneak up on us all! Best practices, and maybe some things you hadn't considered before. It's a great listen!

Retirement Planning Make a Plan! Special Guest Michael Watts

Mike Lunney is joined by guest and fellow retiree, Mike Watts, to discuss how its never too early to start retirement planning. It does sneak up on us all! Best practices, and maybe some things you hadn't considered before. It's a great listen!

Retirement: Never Too Early To Plan - Ask Mike Mike Lunney is joined by guest and fellow retiree, Mike Watts, to discuss how its never too early to start retirement planning. It does sneak up on us all! Best practices, and maybe some things you hadn't considered before. It's a great listen!

Choosing a podcast or streaming mic can be a major feat, so we are here to simplify the process and recommend a few choice mics of our own.

There's A Mic For That! Choosing a podcast or streaming mic can be a major feat, so we are here to simplify the process and recommend a few choice mics of our own. ...

Special Guest, Michael Watts, "qualifies" the Ask Mike podcast and the result is hilarious!

Got Questions? Ask Mike! [email protected]

Qualified It! Special Guest, Michael Watts, "Qualifies" the Ask Mike Podcast and the result is hilarious!

Abilene Cooper High School Band Cooper High School Band family, friends, and fans - Thank you for taking the time to view our fundraiser page. One of the most important things that we do is raise money for our program. The money we raise from this event will help us supplement our budget, travel, uniforms, and allow us to provide....

Registration for the 2024-2025 Abilene Youth Orchestra season is now open! This year we are accepting video auditions as well as holding in person auditions. The AYO meets on Sundays from 2:30-4:30 from September-November & January- March. at ACU; our semester starts on September 8th this year and our first concert will be November 17th. For more information about auditions or to sign up, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdesYdsB01fGTes7oJbKxMlvhbTzwxxCY6INxkoUdS4s9TskQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
If you have questions, contact Jenny Johnson at [email protected].

Time to make it official. We're starting a civic brass ensemble in Abilene. If you're an area brass player we'd love for you to join us.

For more information including audition info and application check out: https://sites.google.com/view/abilenebrassensemble/home

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Where, Oh Where, are my summer band kids? - Ask Mike We all hope every student shows up to every rehearsal during summer band. If they don't, what do we do? Some considerations for a win/win in Summer Band Attendance with your friend and mine, Mike Lunney!

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Coming Up This Week; Student Absences.

What is your policy for those students that are missing during summer band?

Student Absences Promo What is your policy for those students that are missing during summer band?

This is a call for any local performing musicians or bands to be on the show!

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Lets Connect This is an opportunity for performing musicians and bands to be on the show. Let's talk about you and what you have going on, perhaps share your favorite gea...

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Welcome to Teaching! Some thoughts for our First Year Teachers It's been a little while, but Mike really was a first-year teacher way back when! And since then, Mike has help many first-year teachers survive and become g...

Welcome to Teaching! Some thoughts for our First Year Teachers.

It's been a little while, but Mike really was a first-year teacher way back when! And since then, Mike has helped many first-year teachers survive and become great veterans! In this episode, Mike and Derrick discuss some helpful things to remember and think about as you dive into this wonderfully maddening, but very rewarding career!

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If you're just starting in this crazy, exciting, challenging profession of music education... Have we got a show for you!!!

First Year Teaser