In many school music departments, storage can be a stealth problem. Unless you had input in the initial design of...

This month's nationwide Survey on music budgets indicates that there is oftentimes a fine line between budgeting and fundraising. In...

Photos by Jaime Carrero, Carrero Photography, Lewisville, Texas.The students in the Lewisville (Texas) High School marching band arrive at the...

Do you ever wish for a different kind of Christmas program? Are you concerned that your students may already be...

Reprinted with permission from Hal Leonard Corporation. The exercises presented are excerpted from “Essential Elements 2000″ percussion book series by...

Rhythm can strike a person where sometimes words and pictures fail. Like the pulse of the heart, that thump on...

Recently I was in Washington D.C. doing a residency for the Kennedy Center. One of the groups I coached was...

Reprinted with permission from Tempo, the official magazine of the New Jersey Music Educators Association.The National Standards demand that we...

It's a situation that most music students and directors can relate to: waiting backstage and experiencing pre-competition jitters. In this...

Gradually, during the last few decades, women have made their presence known in the music education field. As noted in...

The U.S. Navy is looking for a few good musicians. With six 45-piece “large fleet” bands and two 35-piece “small...

A common misconception about teaching children to play the cello is that it requires more striving and effort than its...