Commentary

I can’t remember when I have been more enthusiastic about a book for educators than I am about “The Science...

Besides everything else, 2020 has brought us a rich new vocabulary of words and phrases we use daily, like “social...

All of us who are involved in teaching the trumpet to players of all ages speak so often about using...

The superhero description “faster than a speeding bullet” belongs to Superman. Let’s consider that phrase as we figuratively turn our...

There’s an easy way to build a virtual choir performance that encourages each student to find and use their own...

Several considerations to ensure performance-based assessments yield more than just a data point for accountability.

Although he is little recognized today, the English composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 – 1924) was one of the...

In the current era of testing and accountability, instrumental music educators must document evidence of individual student growth. The majority...

Still loving the thought of singing, even when we can’t raise that joyous noise together?

Music can be one of the most powerful ways to bring people together. For many musicians, this realization often comes...

“We already do that in music education.” How many times have you uttered that phrase under your breath as your...

Balancing life and work gets so overwhelming that few band directors take time to critically analyze the macro- and micro-effects...