September 2022

There appears to be a nation-wide issue with administrators just not “getting” what we do in music. This is not...

In a recent recording of the Civil Rights anthem “I Shall Not Be Moved,” Grammy-award winning musician Rhiannon Giddens spoke...

While certainly not the first company to ever enter the B&O market via catalog or online sales, Sweetwater is certainly...

The first question out of many beginner’s mouths when starting to play a string instrument is “When can we play...

Bigfoot. Chupacabras. Unicorns. Nessie. These are all animals that (perhaps?) exist most vividly only in the minds of dreamers. Still,...

Have your students play in instrument-specific choirs or chamber groups such as trumpet ensemble, clarinet ensemble, low brass ensemble, brass...

Congratulations! You have beginning oboe players! We think the oboe is the most beautiful instrument in the ensemble. So much...

by Mark Williams  •  Grade 1 (Very Easy) Looking for that perfect piece of music for your beginning band? You’ve...

By Jenifer Braun, New Jersey Performing Arts Center When the multiple-Grammy-winning alto sax player and jazz composer Mark Gross was only...

Female High School Student Playing Clarinet Playing and teaching the clarinet is both challenging and rewarding. The clarinet is one...

There are two sides to every teaching job. The “subject content” or the “craft” side of teaching; the reality that...

The bassoon is an instrument that will present a compelling and rewarding challenge to any curious student. With a warm...