As a professional sax player myself, I am sometimes deeply disturbed by what I hear coming from the sax section, even in my own band! But it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode I share 8 tips that will help your students to have a better sax sound.

The main thing we do...fixing the music! How do we get better at that?

In this episode, I share 14 tips that I have learned over the years, including an acronym from the Army Band (DIAC) and what NOT to use as a rehearsal technique, a technique used frequently by one of my band commanders.

Also listen to Episode 40 to find out more about the function chorales mentioned in this podcast.

I take a slight turn in this podcast and answer a few listener questions. I hope to do more of these. If you would like to submit a question, please go to the contact page at www.jamesdivine.net and send your question.

1. Joel writes...I've been teaching awhile with the program growing stagnant. Do I need to move on? If not, how do I pull it out of the rut? Or can a program only become "so good."
2. An anonymous listener writes...What do you do if there is a school culture of AP classes and no time for band?

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Like me you probably think you don't have time to run a Tri-M chapter. I'm here to tell you you don't not have time! A 2-hour investment per month can yield hundreds of hours of influence. It's simple and not expensive.

Go to the Nafme website to find out how to start a chapter in three easy steps. They have a ton of resources for you: 

http://www.nafme.org/programs/tri-m-music-honor-society/