Commentary

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."

It’s been a great ride: elementary school band playing for school assemblies, junior high school band with marching and a...

Ideally, every band and orchestra teacher would like every child in their band and strings programs to own a quality...

It reminded me of the movie Spartacus.

Once upon a time, a music teacher had a really bad day.

This essay discusses introduction of Terry Riley's "In C" to urban middle school students as a vehicle for collaborative music-making.

By John DeFerraro Over the course of this issue of Choral Director, we have laid the foundation for how you...