If taking a sick day makes you nervous because you're convinced the entire band program might unravel without you, this episode is for you.

Band directors are really good at taking responsibility. Sometimes, we're a little too good at it.

In this episode of Band Director Boot Camp, Lesley Moffat talks with veteran band director Robert Sanchez about what he calls "white-knuckling": holding so tightly to every detail of the program that eventually the job begins controlling you instead of the other way around.

Robert has spent more than 20 years building and revitalizing band programs, but some of his biggest lessons about leadership came when he was forced to step away. After breaking his foot and missing four weeks of school, Robert returned to discover something surprising: his band was better than when he left ...