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Maestro Lorin Maazel. Photo by Bill Bernstein. Lorin Maazel, an American conductor, composer, and violinist, passed away on July 13,...

First new standards since 1994 define the future of music and arts educationThe National Coalition for Core Arts Standards has...

Rising summer sales of school band and orchestra instruments trumpet encouraging signsA current bright spot in music instrument sales also...

222 educators selected from 208 cities and 41 statesA total of 222 music teachers from 208 cities across 41 states...

Coalition Descends on the Capitol to Lobby Congress About Making Music Education Available to All ChildrenNAMM President Joe Lamond speaks during...

Arts-Intensive Curricula Designed to Help Improve Low-Performing SchoolsThe President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) announced the launch...

Over $100,000 in gear awarded to eight schoolsMacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School in Santa Ana recently won a $5,000 Yamaha musical...

Two new members have been elected to the Music for All Board of Directors: Richard Floyd of Austin, Texas and...

Hundreds of groups flocked to Dayton, Ohio for color guard and percussion competitionsAfter two weeks of intense competition featuring 325 color...

Funds Will Provide Support for Archiving and Preservation Programs and Research EffortsThe Grammy Foundation Grant Program has announced that more...

EKU Marching Band to Employ Cutting Edge TechnologyAccording to The Eastern Progress, the student-run newspaper at Eastern Kentucky University, the...

Travel experiences from school band and orchestra directorsHave you taken your school music groups on the road in the past year or...