Finding ways to blur the separation between school and the streets to help the kids experience more ownership of the...
Preparing for an audition is a process that musicians, both young and older, will go through many times in his...
Having a young choir occasionally invite folks to “all sing” on one of their songs can help spread unity in...
This time of year, my thoughts to the wonders of solfège.
Last summer, I had the pleasure of participating in the European University of Saxophone in Gap, France.
As the new school year begins you may be dreading all the anticipated challenges you will face; inadequate instruments, money...
Some thoughts on the adventure found in supporting and interacting with vocalists.
By Walter Bitner I urge every teacher who works with groups of children to do this. At the beginning of...
The following is an article that encompasses middle school band rehearsal techniques, specifically how our staff at Waukee Middle School,...
I never thought I would do anything else but teach in a classroom, but events following the Recession of 2008...
Let’s change the way we’ve always taught.
The first thing everyone wants to know is what exactly makes a rural high school “extreme."
