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A Choral Work for Our Time.

The need for the arts in every life we serve is vital, and you are the dedicated “composer” of each...

Once the shock of school closings and canceled performances subside, many band directors may begin wondering if there would be...

We’ve had a failure of leadership on multiple levels. This crisis should be precedented, and it’s not. I should have...

Music-making is much more than reproducing notes and rhythms from a page. Music organizations across the nation recognize this on...

I am a bit wary of writing this article because I have observed many music educators in their first year...

Collegiate training of music educators is almost exclusively devoted to the comprehensive study of music and its instruction, but veteran...

As we celebrate America’s birthday, we are reminded of the iconic pieces of music associated with our Independence Day, and...

In March of 2020, not only did the entire world stop, but so did the way we educate students, from...

This past March, and seemingly overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic swept through our world, leaving us isolated at home and plagued...

The next entry in “Colonel’s Book Club” is Make It Stick by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel. This...

The choir still wants to sing together. What’s that gonna look like?