Perspective

It is often very tempting in band programs to want to focus on getting trophies.

From hurricane season in my hometown of Panama City, Florida, to wildfires all across my former home state of California,...

As editor of both Choral Director and School Band and Orchestra, I’m a pretty easy mark for kids coming around...

Yeah man, did I get it! First time I heard the music of Stax/Volt Records’ southern-fried soul as a kid...

While some concepts such as phrasing are relatively straightforward to address, intonation can be tough for young players to grasp...

In my clinics, concerts, and adjudication around the world, I frequently find students who don’t have a good concept of...

On August 31st, solo artist and former Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch would have turned 73. Bob and his wife...

 Starting a new teaching job is an incredibly exciting and challenging moment in a young teacher’s career. In the midst...

Nearly every new teacher is urged to have a mentor to help guide them through their early years in the...

Test your knowledge about the products John Philip Sousa endorsed in advertisements.

This issue, I’m using this space to present correspondence from a middle school band director, Eric Combs, chronicling the journey...

From time to time I like to ask my students a simple, but thought-provoking question: “How do you detect mistakes...