A Drummer’s Thoughts: The sun glints through the band room windows. Spring has finally arrived and what I would give...
Whether your band’s instrumentation is stable or the periodic loss of players causes gaps in part coverage, there may be...
By Christian Wissmuller For the past 17 years, SarahFitzgerald has been a string orchestra teacher in Charleston County, South Carolina....
During my first several years of teaching, I would jump from my bed in the middle of the night and...
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Every director has his or her own approach to selecting the music that will be performed during an upcoming concert....
Fundraising. Booking flights, buses, hotel accommodations. Recruiting chaperones. Organizing the itinerary. Answering multitudinous questions from students, parents and administrators. As...
For serious music students, June may mark the beginning of summer vacation, but it does not mean their musical education...
Do you ever wish for a different kind of Christmas program? Are you concerned that your students may already be...
One year after the September 11th tragedies, it's noteworthy to look back at how the country's music classes responded to...
As those associated with the marching band activity know, it's quite a task to coordinate music, movement and auxiliary work...
