Commentary

“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,...

“Herring’s Head“ is a cumulative folksong that I have taught and sung with students of all ages at many schools over...

This one-page layout presents many of the various combinations of names and usage in a way that invites engagement and...

Last summer at the Colorado Bandmaster’s Association summer workshop, I attended a great clinic by Andrea Hollenbeck called “From Chaos...

Is there such a thing as “lyrical blackface”? Do you ever encounter it on your podium? What happens when you...

For about 25 years, I spent nearly every holiday season consumed by the preparations and execution of a big school...

Change doesn’t come easy to a band director. If we are any good, we have an established routine, a formidable...

When I first stepped foot in a classroom, I had almost no training in Special Education - that was 20...

In the July issue of SBO, I suggested starting a “book club” where every three months I would suggest a...