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By Eliahu SussmanLaura Mulligan Thomas considers herself fortunate, and it’s easy to see why. For starters, she is now in...

Finding music that is educationally sound and inspires students to work hard and play well is a real challenge. Music...

 Music education programs modeled after El Sistema, the Venezuelan movement of social empowerment through classical music, continue to multiply and...

By Kenneth Wayne ThompsonIf you follow soccer, or football as it’s known around the world, the title of this article...

Play-along recordings have been motivating student practice since the 1950s with everything from simple piano accompaniments to full orchestras. In...

After almost four decades in the spotlight, Barry Manilow has become a household name. His wildly successful career as a...

This pair of Shrewsbury (Mass.) choral directors make compelling educational duets

The highlight of the year for many school music programs, choral festivals represent a unique opportunity for students, educators, and...

When I first began teaching at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona five years ago, the plan was to build...

I am a musician who is a percussionist, plain and simple, and in that order. Yet, how I interact with my...

Pride, attitude, and concentration. These are the tenets that were drilled into Peter Horton when he was a young musician...

by George HopkinsAfter 23 years and close to 2,000 marching band competitions, the U.S. Scholastic Band Association of Allentown, Pa....