Brandt Schneider
@brandtschneider.bsky.social
Music teacher (band, jazz, general), Oxford Middle School. 30+ years as choral director too! Also huge fan of Skidmore WBB and Pomperaug WBB. Oberlin grad. Syracuse MPA. TFA 1991. https://brandtschneider.substack.com/
I'm working on a playlist. Mostly jazz. open.spotify.com/playlist/08v...
Cool
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November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I'm working on a playlist. Mostly jazz. open.spotify.com/playlist/08v...
Every Band Student Needs an IEP
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Every Band Student Needs an IEP
Why Modern Music Programs Must Rethink Individual Growth
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November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Every Band Student Needs an IEP
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My holiday playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/0QU...
Holiday Jazz
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November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My holiday playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/0QU...
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The Music Room | Brandt Schneider | Substack
My personal Substack. Music education, arts, band directing, K12 education, politics. Click to read The Music Room, by Brandt Schneider, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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I will be running a jazz improv workshop at the CMEA Election Day workshop. I will be basically running my "Day 1" lesson I do with bands and jazz with the Bb blues, arpeggios, and basic melodies. We will play for the whole workshop so bring a horn (I have kazoos). cmea.org/event/electi...
Election Day PD Workshop - CMEA
🎉 Join CMEA for a Day of Learning, Connection, and Inspiration! 🎉🗓 Tuesday, November 4, 2025🕣 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM📍 East Hartford High School🍽 Lunch included
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October 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I will be running a jazz improv workshop at the CMEA Election Day workshop. I will be basically running my "Day 1" lesson I do with bands and jazz with the Bb blues, arpeggios, and basic melodies. We will play for the whole workshop so bring a horn (I have kazoos). cmea.org/event/electi...
I'd love to sell a few www.noteflight.com/music/titles...
T-Do March Sheet Music by Brandt Schneider for Concert Band | Noteflight
Get T-Do March sheet music by Brandt Schneider as a digital notation file for Concert Band in NULL Translation missing: en.modes.null (transposable). Download, print, transpose, and more.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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We are piloting a program to raise awareness and connect Arts students with @CTFoodshare We have set up a donation page. donate.ctfoodshare.org/campaign/725...
Donate to Oxford Public Schools Music
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September 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We are piloting a program to raise awareness and connect Arts students with @CTFoodshare We have set up a donation page. donate.ctfoodshare.org/campaign/725...
brandtschneider.substack.com I'd love if you read and/or subscribed to my music education, band, chorus, jazz substack.
The Music Room | Brandt Schneider | Substack
My personal Substack. Music education, arts, band directing, K12 education, politics. Click to read The Music Room, by Brandt Schneider, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.
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September 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
brandtschneider.substack.com I'd love if you read and/or subscribed to my music education, band, chorus, jazz substack.
There are bees! How do you deal with them (its a metaphor!!) #school open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
The Bees in the Lawn
Every August I forget there’s a bees’ nest in my lawn.
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August 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
There are bees! How do you deal with them (its a metaphor!!) #school open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
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The Innovation Bottleneck
Why Connecticut’s tech rules and budget cycle are stifling classroom creativity.
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July 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Repost: my favorite chorus pieces. open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
Some of my favorite chorus pieces
Every choral director has pieces that feel like old friends—ones that keep showing up on the program year after year, not because we’re out of ideas, but because they keep giving us new reasons to lov...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Repost: my favorite chorus pieces. open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
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The Music Room | Brandt Schneider | Substack
My personal Substack. Music education, arts, band directing, K12 education, politics. Click to read The Music Room, by Brandt Schneider, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.
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July 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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why can the President sue someone, but we can't sue/try/investigate the President?
Honest question: has the sitting president ever sued anyone before? I feel like the answer is no, but can't say for certain.
July 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
why can the President sue someone, but we can't sue/try/investigate the President?
I've gained a lot of followers here but few, if any, commenters and sharing. Would love some comments on my pension/teaching post open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
The 58% Year
How My Retirement Outlook Shapes the Way I See This School Year
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July 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I've gained a lot of followers here but few, if any, commenters and sharing. Would love some comments on my pension/teaching post open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
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Making pens again. let me know if want one.
July 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Making pens again. let me know if want one.
Reposted by Brandt Schneider
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What a Principal Can Build—Or Break
Some principals look for what’s going well.
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July 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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We should be putting a gargantuan amount of money into solar and storage. War economy levels. It should be free to have a guy from the government solar your house up. Electricity should basically cost nothing.
July 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We should be putting a gargantuan amount of money into solar and storage. War economy levels. It should be free to have a guy from the government solar your house up. Electricity should basically cost nothing.
Comments please brandtschneider.substack.com/p/what-a-pri...
What a Principal Can Build—Or Break
Some principals look for what’s going well.
brandtschneider.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Comments please brandtschneider.substack.com/p/what-a-pri...
Making pens again. let me know if want one.
July 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Making pens again. let me know if want one.
Need a lamp? No shipping.
July 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Need a lamp? No shipping.
Jurrasic gets a big ?? from me. Very expensive, very formula, and some really bad script for some great actors. 5/10. Maybe 4. I think F1 was maybe a 6/10. Dragon was a 7/10. Surprisingly good.
July 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Jurrasic gets a big ?? from me. Very expensive, very formula, and some really bad script for some great actors. 5/10. Maybe 4. I think F1 was maybe a 6/10. Dragon was a 7/10. Surprisingly good.
How a stroke changed my brain open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
What a Stroke Taught Me About Communication, the Classroom, and the Hidden Impact of Aphasia
A stroke is a serious medical condition that can result in a variety of physical, cognitive, and communication impairments.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How a stroke changed my brain open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
New general music curriculum. Comments welcome!! brandtschneider.substack.com/p/unit-1-fou...
Unit 1: Foundations of Sound — We’re Just Getting Started
This year in middle school music, we’ve opened a space that’s part sound lab, part storytelling studio, and part digital playground.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New general music curriculum. Comments welcome!! brandtschneider.substack.com/p/unit-1-fou...
Maybe my best concert open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
Perfect?
Good memory that came through.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Maybe my best concert open.substack.com/pub/brandtsc...
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June 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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