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Change doesn’t come easy to a band director. If we are any good, we have an established routine, a formidable...

When I first stepped foot in a classroom, I had almost no training in Special Education - that was 20...

I have been blessed with a long career as a band director, working with the best and brightest young people...

Slides, or lateral marching, is one of the more challenging fundamentals to teach in marching band.

Forget the New Year starting January 1. Ever since I was a student, the year, for me, ran along the...

In the ancient folklore of people living in the middle of Russia, Earth rests on three whales which separate it...

As educators, it is incumbent upon us to communicate the emotional (if not therapeutic) value of music to those we...

With the school year now beginning, it’s a good time to make some resolutions—school year resolutions.

In the contemporary climate of data-driven education, you don’t hear much about inspiration in the popular rhetoric about music education...

You’ve heard of the Every Student Succeeds Act (more commonly known as ESSA). How does it impact school music programs?...

When Should I Retire from Teaching?This is a personal question only YOU can answer…This choice may be uppermost in your...

Musicals for Teaching Tolerance and Diversity.