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Originally Posted by miles71 I am considering doing a website. I am a HS band director, but would like to do more guest conducting, adjudicating, and trumpet related masterclasses etc. After browsing some of the other websites I have seen I am comfortable in my background for these services. I would even advertise writing dril for marching bands.
How many of you guys have websites and are they helpful?
PS: Let me know if you need a guest conductor, drill writer, etc.  |
Tell me your background. It seems to me that Maryland is a great place to get recognized if you are good, and have considerable experience. I'm a native of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia and if you have one of the better bands in the DC area you should be getting all the work you want.
This year I have done clinics in Texas, California, and Colorado. Over the years I have done them in Illinois, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arizona, Georgia and Arkansas. At first it was fun, but later it just became time away from my own band. When I got back I had double the work to catch up my own students.
I like to judge more than anything now days, but I tend to get called for adjudication clinics and Middle School Band clinics. I think after last week that I may have done my last clinic. It went great but it is time to just settle down, enjoy my own students, and spend as much time with my family as possible.
By the way, there is a group of directors that tend to hire each other. In this business it is as much who you know as it is what you know. Make friends with as many people as possible, never rag on another band director in public, and go to Midwest and meet as many people as possible. Going out to dinner eith the right person may get you more judging gigs than you want.