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With marching band in full swing, and beginning clarinet students on the horizon, August seems like a perfect month to...

Ask yourself. Can you imagine a compelling oratory void of pacing, inflection and nuance all purposed to deepen the meaning...

Since I began teaching in 1995, I have had the fortune to work for some tremendous administrators. Usually, what they...

Welcome to the start of the 2023-2024 school year! As you prepare your orchestra classroom for new students, new repertoire,...

In the early 1960s, my group, The Lee Evans Trio (piano, bass, drums), played a roughly six-month gig atop the...

RECRUITMENT TIPS Check in with your guidance counselors to ensure all the students you recruited last spring are indeed in...

SBO+: I get asked to present quite a few conducting workshops, especially for busy music educators who may not have...

I am interested in what we can do as a profession to address the musical needs and quality of lives of...

Imagine having the chance to sit down with and pick the brains of thirteen of the most influential people in...

Icebreakers is a word that can fill many people with a dread of an activity to introduce yourself and get...

As we begin a new school year, leadership is one of the most important tools every music educator needs to...

Welcome to the new school year! If you are like other teachers around the country, you are disappointed summer break...