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There are many factors that contribute to ensembles achieving an excellent, more mature sound.

Solfège, a practical method for teaching sight-singing, and the oldest and most widely used system for teaching the ability to read...

Preparing for an audition is a process that musicians, both young and older, will go through many times in his...

This time of year, my thoughts to the wonders of solfège.

Last summer, I had the pleasure of participating in the European University of Saxophone in Gap, France.

As the new school year begins you may be dreading all the anticipated challenges you will face; inadequate instruments, money...

A journal is a wonderful thing. Journals enable writers to keep stock of their activities and learn from their experiences.

By Walter Bitner I urge every teacher who works with groups of children to do this. At the beginning of...

The following is an article that encompasses middle school band rehearsal techniques, specifically how our staff at Waukee Middle School,...

Think back to your K-12 years, and consider all of the math teachers you had – from who taught you...

I never thought I would do anything else but teach in a classroom, but events following the Recession of 2008...

Let’s change the way we’ve always taught.