Commentary

You’ve been through five years of college. You’ve learned music theory, aural skills, music history, marching band techniques, brass, woodwind,...

Honor the sincerity of kids’ commitment without boring them with music that seems dated or too scholarly to engage their...

Are you tired of handing students the same piece of music over and over again? What I tried with limited...

In the September 2016 issue of School Band and Orchestra there appeared an article I wrote entitled “Practice Without Playing.”...

Its back-to-school season again.

As the marching season fades behind us and we move into a more concert band-focused period of the year, we...

I always had dogs growing up, and they were an integral part of our family. When I was a senior...

I hope you are reading this in the throes of summertime renewal. Summer NAMM in Nashville wrapped on June 25th,...

Upbeats are one of the most important parts of rhythm yet time and again they create havoc in our performances....

The German (and Dutch) name for the bassoon is faggott, which literally means bundle of twigs. And for many band...

Earlier this year I wrote about the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) with some general ideas of...

At a recent caption-style marching band competition, I had the pleasure of judging the music performance caption. Even though it...