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September 2025

School Band & Orchestra + coverage for September 2025, with music education news, teaching resources, advocacy, products, and classroom insight.

Teaching Listening from the Start

Teaching Listening from the Start

Read the Latest Tips from the Music Achievement Council

Read the Latest Tips from the Music Achievement Council

Strategies for Educators to Reach Beyond Their Music Circle

Strategies for Educators to Reach Beyond Their Music Circle

Getting Nowhere Fast

Getting Nowhere Fast

Banding Together: Building a Recruitment Bridge from Elementary to Ensemble

Banding Together: Building a Recruitment Bridge from Elementary to Ensemble

Practice Strategies and Warmup Routines to Ensure a Great Saxophone (Or Other!) Performance

Practice Strategies and Warmup Routines to Ensure a Great Saxophone (Or Other!) Performance

K-12 Resources: “It’s Time to Warm Up!

K-12 Resources: “It’s Time to Warm Up!

Leadership Doesn’t Have to Be Draining

Leadership Doesn’t Have to Be Draining

My Start in Music

My Start in Music

Videotaping Your Show

Videotaping Your Show

Tone Deaf

Tone Deaf

Set the Stage for High Expectations on Day 1

Set the Stage for High Expectations on Day 1

Serving Others Through Music – Ryan’s Story

Serving Others Through Music – Ryan’s Story

Reflections

Reflections

Headlines

Headlines

Blueprints and Building Blocks: Starting the Year with Intention

Blueprints and Building Blocks: Starting the Year with Intention

Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

The 2026 YoungArts Application is Now Open!

The 2026 YoungArts Application is Now Open!