BDW 2022

• 2022 Workshop Program
• Patrick Sheridan: I Think I’m Terrible, What Now??
• Patrick Sheridan: Breathing Gym® Basics
• Rodney Dorsey: Get Inside The Music
• Rodney Dorsey: Bringing Music Back to the Rehearsal Process
• Melissa Gustafson-Hinds: Connecting Programs for the Better

BDW 2021

• 2021 Workshop Program
• Justin Johnson: Are we there yet? Recalibrating our destination (no handout)
• Mark Heidel: A Conducting Tune-Up
• Cindy Lansford: Band + (Balance x Brains) = Beautiful: it’s a simple (and Basic) equation…
• Mark Heidel: Leading from the Box
• Cindy Lansford: Open Rehearsal Clinic (no handout)
• Christopher Grifa: The What and the How of Teaching Effective Practice
• Chip De Stefano: Trombone Pedagogy from Day One

BDW 2020

• 2020 Workshop Program
• Linda Moorhouse and Daniel Morrison: Success, Health, and Wellness in a Pandemic (no handout)
• Robert Herrings: From The Ground Up: Building Your Program One Priority At A Time (no handout)
• Linda Moorhouse, Paula Crider, Rebecca Phillips, David Gregory: The Non-Negotiables: Wisdom from Afar (no handout)
• Christopher Bill: Looping, Improvisation, and Digital Media (no handout)
• Erica Neidlinger: Mindful Musicianship
• Alfred Watkins: Becoming a Lifelong Learner (no handout)
• Robert Herrings and Chip De Stefano: Beyond Their Years: Performance Priorities and the Ensemble

BDW 2019

• 2019 Workshop Program
• James F. Keene: From the Score to the Podium
• Shawn Vondran: May I Have Your Attention Please?!?: How Emotion and Attention Impact Our Rehearsals
• Alexander Kaminsky: How Can I Get My Band to Sound Like That?: Focus on Fundamentals

BDW 2018

• 2018 Workshop Program
• Paula Crider: Zen and the Art of Musical Maintenance (no handout)
• Paula Crider: Life in the Squeak Free Zone (no handout)
• Anthony Marinello: Trying Not to Work Too Hard: If a little is good, then more MUST be better… Right?
• Elizabeth Peterson: Rehearsal Techniques for “Generation Z”
• Matt Temple and Chip De Stefano: From the Ivory Tower to the Trenches: Score Study and Rehearsal Preparation

BDW 2017

• 2017 Workshop Program
• Stephen G. Peterson: Rehearsal Techniques: Empowering Students During The Band Rehearsal
• Michael Colburn: The Modern Maestro (no handout)
• Michael Colburn: What Would Sousa Do? (no handout)
• Joseph Manfredo: Incorporating Literacy Strategies within the Performance-based Band Class
• Phillip Hash: Relevant Repertoire for Developing Bands (ppt)

BDW 2016

• 2016 Workshop Program
• Richard Floyd: Presenting a Happy Workshop
• Richard Floyd: The Seven Deadly Sins of Music Making
• Joel Cohen: Care and Feeding of Your Percussion Section (no handout)
• Chip De Stefano: Yeah…but I can’t do that
• Andrew Hitz: Lessons Learned from 1,000 Band Rooms (no handout)
• Julie De Roche: Clarinet Basics – Develop a Great Clarinet Section

BDW 2015

• 2015 Workshop Program
• John Hagstrom: “Because I Said So!”: The secret ingredient for excellence
• Mallory Thompson: Dancing on the Blade of a Knife
• Chip De Stefano and David Morrison: “Speaking” of Band: Using Student Vocalizations and Singing to Improve Ensemble Performance
• Matt Temple: Literature and Concert Programming: Improving Student Learning Through the Music

BDW 2014

• 2014 Workshop Program
• John Whitwell: What I Learned From
• John Whitwell: Using the March to Develop Every Aspect of Musicianship
• Scott Casagrande: You Want Me To Do What??
• David Morrison: You Are the Band Whisperer
• Brian Covey and Chip De Stefano: Molding the Ensemble’s Sound