Marching Band

As a band director, preparing for marching band camp involves more than just ensuring the students are ready. It requires...

I have been teaching for a long time—45 years. My parents have always been completely supportive of my decision to...

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I was born at John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital, the first black hospital in Alabama, located on the campus of...

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This year’s NAMM show boasted a vast showroom floor of instruments, sound equipment and tools educators can use to encourage...

For 32 years, our sister publication, MMR Magazine, has sponsored the Dealers’ Choice Awards where folks in the music industry...

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I recently returned from the annual show of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and what a show it...

Strong posture is required for everybody, especially student performers in high school music arts programs. Strong posture enables a person...