Wind Repair Training Academy’s Band Director Course
Band directors play a pivotal role in the success of their students and ensembles, often serving as mentors, educators, and problem-solvers. In this course, you’ll gain practical knowledge to help keep clarinet, saxophone, and flute students engaged and playing their best. By mastering essential tips and techniques, you’ll ensure that your students stay motivated and your instruments stay in top condition, creating a thriving, high-functioning ensemble.
Beyond the classroom, this course empowers band directors to take charge of common instrument repairs, reducing repair costs and minimizing downtime. Designed to help school districts manage small repairs in-house, our training gives you the confidence and skills to serve your classroom, campus, and broader musical community. Whether you’re troubleshooting minor issues or keeping your instruments in peak performance, you’ll be equipped to make a lasting impact on your students’ musical journey.
Band Director Essentials
$1700
Price includes repair starter tool kit and supplies for the entire course
Band Director Essentials:
Flexible 3-Month Course with 6 Private Lessons
In this 12-week class, you will learn all of the essential tips and tricks you need to keep clarinet saxophone and flute students engaged in learning and playing in your ensemble with a high functioning instrument. Designed to help reduce the cost of repairs, and incentivize school districts to do small basic repairs ‘in house’ amongst their faculty, our short courses will give you the skills, confidence and ability to be of service to your classroom, campus and community of musicians who need small common repairs.
Band directors play a crucial role in fostering a positive and productive musical environment for their students. By learning basic repairs for instruments like clarinets, saxophones, and flutes, directors can ensure that their students continue to play without unnecessary interruptions due to equipment issues. Being able to fix simple problems helps minimize downtime, maintain student engagement, and prevent costly trips to repair shops. This knowledge also empowers directors to address problems quickly, reducing frustration for both students and teachers, while creating an atmosphere where students can focus on their music and progress without distractions.
Topics Addressed:
- Parts of the Clarinet, Flute & Saxophone and related terminology
- Tools needed and their use in instrument maintenance
- Care and maintenance of instruments
- Proper assembly/disassembly
- Replacing tenon corks, neck corks & flute head corks
- Replacing key corks and working with related materials
- Evaluation methods
- Visual inspection
- Testing rods and screws for
movement/addressing stuck screws and rods - Play-testing
- Using a leak light and feeler gauges to check for leaks
- Oiling mechanisms
- Removing lost motion in key work
- Adjusting springs
- Replacing pads & adjusting pads
- Octave key adjustment on Saxophones
- Connections with/without adjustment screws
Learning Outcomes:
Following successful completion of the Band Director Essentials Course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the basic construction and terminology of the Clarinet, Saxophone & Flute
- Gain awareness and troubleshoot common problems in Clarinets, Flutes & Saxophones
- Select & use common tools and materials for doing emergency repairs in the classroom
- Disassemble & reassemble key work of Clarinets, Flutes & Saxophones
- Replace pads on these instruments
