Category: Why Band?
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The inspiration for for my Boom™ Cards

The inspiration “boom” for my Boom™ Cards It was the summer of 2020. During a FaceTime call with Diana, a fellow music teacher and coworker of my wife, we were discussing the challenges of trying to teach music classes virtually during the COVID pandemic. One of her frustrations was trying to teach rhythms to her…
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Things I Should Have Learned in College but Didn’t

Things I Should Have Learned in College but Didn’t When I graduated with a BA in Music Education I was sure I was ready to take on any band program out there. I came from a small but strong band program. My band teacher was a great musician, patient, firm and fundamentals based. My undergrad…
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Hello!
Hello! My name is Tim Baldwin. Thank you for visiting my WordPress site. I was an instrumental music teacher for over 40 years and have directed Concert, Pep, Jazz and Marching Bands as well as directing Musical Pit Orchestras and teaching Music Theory. Oh yes, I also have been the set, lighting and sound designer…
