B.A.C. Musical Instruments • Education

Professional Development for Band Directors

Practical knowledge for your band room. Support for the program you are building.

Bring B.A.C. to your next professional development day for a session built around the work of music educators. Explore common instrument problems, learn how instruments are made, and connect with people who understand the equipment your students rely on every day.

Request a Professional Development Session

For schools, districts, and groups of music educators.

Mike presenting instrument repair and manufacturing topics to a room of band directors at a Sioux Falls workshop.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota — Band director workshop.

Useful learning, grounded in experience

Knowledge you can put to work

A small instrument problem can take valuable time away from rehearsal. Our workshops help directors recognize what is happening, understand appropriate next steps, and communicate more clearly with their repair technicians.

Demonstrations and open discussion connect the information to situations you encounter in your own program. Build a clearer understanding of instrument care, common playing problems, and the construction details that affect maintenance and long-term use.

Choose the focus for your session

Start with one topic or bring several together. We will talk through your educators' priorities and shape the session around the questions that matter to your team.

Woodwind repair & maintenance

Build confidence identifying common woodwind issues, understanding keywork and pads, and recognizing when an instrument needs a technician. Discuss routine care and appropriate responses to everyday problems.

Brass repair & maintenance

Learn to recognize common mouthpiece, valve, slide, and water-key issues. Discuss preventive care, useful band-room supplies, and when professional repair is the right next step.

Manufacturing & craftsmanship

See how brass instruments take shape and how construction connects to the way an instrument plays and is maintained. Draw on B.A.C.'s experience handcrafting professional trumpets and trombones in Kansas City.

Interested in a teaching or artist-led clinic?

Let us know if your team would benefit from a jazz, teaching, or artist-led session. We can discuss possible topics and clinicians based on your goals and their availability.

A workshop that fits your team

Built around your educators

We work with fine arts leaders and directors to shape the session around your team's interests, experience, and available time.

Sessions can include demonstrations, open discussion, and time for questions.

Try B.A.C. and 825 instruments

We can bring a selection of B.A.C. and/or 825 instruments for directors to play, compare, and explore firsthand. Tell us which instruments interest your team so we can plan the selection together.

  1. Tell us about your educators.

    Share your school or district, location, and areas of interest. You do not need a finalized date or agenda.

  2. Plan the session together.

    We will follow up to discuss your priorities, possible dates, group size, and what a useful workshop could look like for your team.

  3. Make room for discovery.

    Connect demonstrations and discussion to your own band room, ask questions, and explore instruments when included in your session.

Learning together

A look at the conversations, demonstrations, and instrument exploration that bring these workshops to life.

Mike demonstrating with a trumpet while educators listen in a New Orleans band room.
New Orleans, Louisiana — Instrument demonstration and discussion.
Mike speaking to participants seated in a University of Missouri–Kansas City music classroom.
University of Missouri–Kansas City — Professional development session.
Workshop participants gathered with B.A.C. in a New Orleans band room.
New Orleans, Louisiana — Workshop participants with B.A.C.
Workshop participants gathered with Mike and a selection of brass instruments in an instrument showroom.
Workshop participants with B.A.C.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota — Inside a band director workshop.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota — Directors exploring and trying instruments.

A connection that continues after the workshop

Professional development is one way we support music education. When relevant to your team's goals, we can also introduce resources that help programs plan equipment needs and support student access.

825 Marching

Marching brass, battery percussion, and front ensemble instruments for your program.

Rent My Instrument

Online instrument rentals for families, including step-up options as students develop.

Virtual Booster Club

For every dollar spent on instrument rentals through your program’s Rent My Instrument link, your program earns a matching dollar in credit. Redeem those credits for free B.A.C. and 825 instruments for your program.

Start a conversation

Bring B.A.C. to your next professional development day

Tell us a little about your school or district and the topics that interest your team. We will follow up to talk through the possibilities, available dates, and what a session could look like for your educators.

You do not need a finalized date, budget, or agenda to start the conversation. Prefer email? Contact orders@bacmusic.com.