Commentary

The role of the music director and staff at times is a combination of parent, mentor, counselor, priest, and best...

With smaller numbers come fewer parts, but that doesn’t mean that there’s no good adventure to be had.

A list of criteria you may want to consider in determining if a student deserves a letter of recommendation, and...

This gem, beloved by my choirs, was a staple of my children’s choir repertoire for many years.

We are all constantly striving to come up with the “perfect program,” one that will challenge our students and thrill...

I took up the clarinet in junior high school and fell in love with the instrument immediately. Its look, its...

As we enter the third decade of the twenty-first century, the time has come for music educators to stop pussyfooting...

A simple way of rewriting parts that allows us directors to adjust a score for changing circumstances.

“Small people talk about people, medium people talk about things, but big people talk about ideas.”

The next book I will share with you is Teaching Music with Purpose by Dr. Peter Boonshaft. Peter has written a trilogy...

Regular readers of this column may recall that in last December’s SBO issue, the title was “It’s the Most Wonderful...

Belonging: it is something every human seeks. To be able to identify with another group of people through shared experiences,...