By Eliahu SussmanFresh off a performance as one of the featured ensembles at the American School Band Directors Association’s annual...

By Tracy LeenmanWouldn’t it be great if your marching horns sounded as bold and as powerful as the horn line...

With preparations for the 2012-2013 school year already well underway, this mid-summer reader survey takes a look at some preliminary...

Daniel J. Farris is the director of athletic bands at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, where, among his many...

By Dr. Courtney SnyderMost music education students will never get opportunities to direct a marching band on their own until...

By Andrew J. AllenThis winter, band directors across the nation will walk into their bandrooms, ready to get down whole-heartedly...

With the plethora of opportunities available to young people these days, kids often feel that they have to choose between...

By Tom WestMiddle School and High School performing ensembles often plan and execute away trips for performance, adjudication, and group...

By Eliahu SussmanAt a time when headlines regularly bemoan orchestras nationwide struggling with thinning audiences and mounting budget deficits, Dr....

Jazz education is uniquely positioned to take advantage of a wave of technological innovations due to small ensemble size and...

By Bob MorrisonAs the school year winds down and we all prepare for summer, there has been a flurry of...

TI:ME Is On Your SideAt the forefront of the movement to revolutionize music instruction is the Technology Institute for Music...