For many music educators, summer is supposed to be the time to breathe. At least that is the theory. But...
We have all heard the pitch for summer professional development (PD) programs. “It will change your life.” “It will fire...
Normally, you read of the end of an era, but not this time. More about this below but first, the...
Print & Digital Excelcia Music Publishing Announces Two Chord Jams by Peter Sciaino A new resource for Jazz groups of...
Normally, you read of the end of an era, but not this time. More about this below but first, the main topic of this issue is summer professional development. In...
Print & Digital Excelcia Music Publishing Announces Two Chord Jams by Peter Sciaino A new resource for Jazz groups of all sizes has arrived in the form of Two Chord...
The best warm-ups do not happen by accident. They are part of a plan. Like anything that works, they require intention and consistency. The good news is that the answers...
Last summer I found myself in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for a brief period. With no agenda in mind, I set out to walk the downtown area. Turning a corner I...
Daily in rehearsal rooms, we talk about tone, tuning, technique, rehearsal pacing, and musicianship. But behind every successful ensemble is something far less glamorous and far more powerful: systems. The...











