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Band For Today has been providing Chicago area schools with band and piano programs for twenty five years. Band For Today teachers have instructed more than twenty thousand students during that time. We offer schools a full range of music education services including band lessons, concerts, solo contests, honors ensembles, jazz ensembles, field trips, and Kinderkeys piano lessons. Please take a moment to browse through our site... Click here to continue reading. 
Welcome Back! It's getting to be that time again and we have a great year planned with some exciting new events for our band students. Of course, we’ll continue to play for the Kane County Cougars games, but we’ve added two new events that we think our students will love. We will be playing a half hour set of music before a Chicago Wolves hockey game at the Allstate Arena and we will have our students… Click here to continue reading.
Articles for Students
How Its Made – Instruments From the hit TV show, How Its Made, check out these videos of how your instrument is made from start to finish. Flute Clarinet Saxophone Trumpet Trombone Snare Drum Head, Shell and Cymbals Rico Reeds Handmade Flutes Workshop Saxophone Factory Tour Trumpet Factory Tour To view the current video, click the play button in the middle of the video screen. To view the next video, click on the arrow on the right side of the video screen, To choose a new video, click… Click here to continue reading.
Articles for Parents
Practice Tips for Students and Parents by Larry Newman, Director of Children's Music Workshop The excitement of a new adventure is enough to provide an ample supply of positive motivation for the first several weeks of the instrumental music experience. Once the initial enthusiasm wears off, it is important to immediately develop wholesome practice habits which will guarantee a successful and personally gratifying process for your child. Your support and guidance will be the key factors in… Click here to continue reading.
Education
Flute Overview and History of the Flute The flute is the oldest of the woodwinds dating back 800 years in Western Europe and North America. It is also unique because it is the only non-reed woodwind instrument. By the 17th and 18th centuries, the flute became a standard classical instrument through such composers as Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, and other famous composers of that era. The flute came into its modern appearance by… Click here to continue reading.