Commentary

This spring will be the second time the 8th Grade Choir at Learwood Middle School in Avon Lake, Ohio will...

Aside from the standard choral department offerings, vocal music often manifests itself in productions that might fall under the umbrella...

As the weather changes from warm to cold and we enter the winter season, the choirs at Learwood Middle School...

Getting students into the classroom is the first challenge for any teacher, and keeping them there year after year developing...

Surround yourself with excellence" is not a new or trendy phrase, but it should be recalled when considering mentoring. Teachers...

From mounting pressures brought on by national education reforms to a tightening economy and the ensuing shrinking school budgets, there's...

Over the past 10 or 15 years, there has been an increasingly strong movement toward accountability for student learning through...

Before the first note is uttered in a choral performance, impressions have already been made. The arrangement of the singers,...

Music educators and students alike can benefit from a change of pace now and again. One place to accomplish such...

The concepts of teaching music either through notation or through direct rote instruction carry all kinds of baggage unrelated to...

It is easy to understand why singers are more prone to voice difficulties than others: the demands placed on their...

Some would argue that the answer to the question posed in this month's column's title would be: "nothing good."For years...