30Band Director Interview Questions & Answers
1.When is a good time for students to learn an instrument?
2.How does singing pair with musical instruments?
3.How do you recruit beginners to your program?
4.What instruments should beginners not start on?
5.What instruments should beginners start on?
6.Describe how you would help a trumpeter who is struggling with tonguing.
7.What does a beginning instrument lesson look like?
8.What are your thoughts on pull-out lessons?
9.How do you warm-up the band?
10.What is the best way to tune a band?
11.What are basic issues that beginning instrumentalists deal with?
12.Share what a typical rehearsal looks like in band.
13.How many concerts should there be in a given year?
14.What is the value of a marching band?
15.Do you believe wind instrumentalists should perform with an orchestra?
16.Explain the value of private instruction.
17.What is the best instrument in a band?
18.What kind of student should be able to start playing an instrument?
19.What kind of repertorie do you choose from an ensemble?
20.Explain the design of a band concert.
21.How do you set up seating of your band at a concert?
22.What part should world music play in a band?
23.What is the ideal rhythm section for a jazz band?
24.What is the method book you use for beginners?
25.Are festivals and competitions valuable to a band?
26.How do you create a student-center program in band?
27.What kind of training have you had?
28.What are your thoughts on 'rote' instruction?
29.Is improvement an important part of band?
30.What questions do you have about the band program?
