Welcome
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… Click here to continue reading.
Welcome Back!
Welcome back! It’s getting to be that time again and we have another great year planned continuing our exciting events. Along with Solo Contest, Honor Band and Concerts we’ll continue to play for the Kane County Cougars and the Chicago Wolves! If you were a beginner last year, this will be your first change to play at the Allstate Arena. In January we will play… Click here to continue reading.
Registration
Band For Today makes it easy to register your child for lessons. Registering online is fast and simple. You may also download and print off our registration form to complete. This should be returned no later than the deadline listed on the registration. For more information about registration, please click on the Registration link at the top of the page or… Click here to continue reading.
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
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Life Skills Learned in Music Attribution
Patricial Shehan Campbell, Claire Connell, and Amy Beegle (2007), “Adolescents’ Expressed Meanings of Music in and out of School,” Journal of Research in Music Education, 55(3), p. 229.
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In discussing life benefits of music study, the authors report, “The most heavily reported life preparation skill was self-discipline, with respondents acknowledging that the hard work and dedication that are integral to participation in school music groups teach the… Click here to continue reading.
Trombone Overview and History of the Trombone
The fundamental concept of the trombone has remained unchanged for centuries. It produces an extremely full sound and in the hands of a skilled player is considered the most powerful instrument in the orchestra. The trombone is unique in that it uses a tuning slide in order to reach different tones, instead of keys or valves. This fact enables the famous trombone ‘slide’ sound… Click here to continue reading.