August 2025

Reprinted from American String Teacher with permission from ASTA and the authors.  Has your school or community music booster organization...

Why Teach Music? Do What You Love, Love What You Do - Share your passion for music with others. Connect...

The mechanics of strategic planning are straightforward enough. Simply put, a strategic plan charts a course for the future by...

Greet your students. Let them know you are happy to see them. Students need to know you like them as...

This series of three articles is excerpted from the 1991 dissertation, “Program Trends of the Michigan State University Bands1967 to...

Universities are deeply woven into the fabric of their communities, contributing to everything from athletics to service and business. Music...

Before the first lesson, the first rehearsal, or even the first downbeat, you’re already setting a tone. The beginning of...

Band Camp Survival Tips From WindConductor.org   Hydrate Early and Often Start increasing your water intake several days before camp...

It’s the start of the school year, and we have the chance to begin anew with a fresh, blank slate....

Professionals, Save $25 on Your Midwest Clinic Registration! Music directors, industry representatives, musicians, and all professional attendees save on registration...

The United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own) celebrated its Centennial in 2022. In August of that year, I became only...

Shockingly (for a tuba player), I took Latin in high school, hence my erudite use of Tempus Fugit instead of...