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Resources

Practice & Performing Teaching All-State Publications Links

Teaching

TBA Handouts. Download the lecture notes and handouts for the clinic, "Building Great Clarinetists: Teaching Tips and Literature," that I presented at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention/Clinic in San Antonio on July 27, 2009.

Lecture Notes Handouts

Clarinet On Campus. The book is based on my Ph.D. dissertation at Texas Tech University on the subject of clarinet teaching at colleges and universities in the United States. See below for information on the book's availability.

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Michael Dean's Teaching Philosophy. The following document briefly describes some of my key teaching principles.
Statement of Educational Philosophy

Joe Allard. Legendary clarinet and saxophone teacher who taught mostly in New York City at schools such as Julliard, Columbia, Manhattan School of Music, etc. His students included Eddie Daniels, Michael Brecker, Paul Cohen, David Liebman, Eric Dolphy, Lee Konitz, and many, many others in the saxophone and clarinet world, both classical and jazz. He also taught my saxophone teacher, Bob Ackerman. The following are links related to Joe Allard and his teaching.

The Joe Allard Project
+ Debra McKim's dissertation on Joe Allard
Debra McKim's Joe Allard Dissertation Citation:
Debra McKim. Joseph Allard: His Contributions to Saxophone Pedagogy and Performance. D.A. Dissertation, University of Northern Colorado, 2000. [UMI Order Number is 9983079]

Information on Debra McKim's Joe Allard Dissertation (from the dissertation abstract):
"This study provides an account of Allard's primary performance activities and significant pedagogical principles. One chapter is a brief biographical sketch of Allard…. The majority of the study is devoted to discussion of select pedagogical principles and concepts that Allard employed in his saxophone and clarinet teaching…. Many of these concepts are presented in Allard's own words. Elaboration and interpretation of these principles was accomplished through interviews with former students…. Two appendices contain quotations of selected anecdotes, both personal and pedagogical that Allard conveyed. A third appendix contains transcriptions of interviews with former Allard students…."

How to purchase Debra McKim's Joe Allard Dissertation. (Immediate PDF download and soft bound, hard bound, etc. versions are available.) Click on the link below - this will take you to the Search page for UMI's Dissertation Express. Enter Joseph Allard at "Search terms." Click on "Search" and follow instructions from there.

Information on purchasing Debra McKim's Dissertation

John Wooden. Legendary UCLA basketball coach whose principles transcend sports. His concepts on leadership, performance, motivation, and success are powerful and life-changing. A friend of mine called him "an educational visionary." Below are some Wooden-related web sites, an article I wrote on his ideas, and an annotated bibliography of his books, DVD, and web sites.

Official Web Site of Coach John Wooden
Andy Hill's Motivational Speaking Site
The John R. Wooden Course
Tips on Applying John Wooden's Concepts
John Wooden Books, DVD, and Web Sites