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Scrolling through social media, many have likely seen news organizations such as the Washington Post Journal (Nut, 2018) and the...

Musician First Class William Ledbetter On Dec. 12, 2021, at the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Musician First...

Frederick Fennell's portrait, courtesy Eastman School of Music Frederick Fennell is internationally recognized as one of leading conductors of music...

The curse of the ninth is a superstition connected with the history of classical music. It is the belief that...

First Lieutenant Darren Lin, percussionist and newest assistant director “The first time I conduct the Marine Band in the White...

Music is for all, for life Music educators and their numerous advocate groups have rightly stressed that music education is...

Image Courtesy DCI International Though I would imagine that at a certain point the idea of finding oneself during the...

Master Sergeant Leigh Lafosse When I think about how I became a clarinet player for The United States Army Band...

Teachers just want to teach, and we would, were it not for the student discipline issues that derail our best...

Captain Christina Muncey currently serves as the assistant conductor of the United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C., one...

Music has always been an important part of my life. I graduated from NYU with a Master of Arts in...

Regular readers of this column may recognize this is the fourth annual installment of a column with this theme. Just...