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Adult Ensemble Gives Ex-Band Students a Second ChanceIn 1982, Bill Findeison, former high school band director and then owner of...

  This past November, Macy's Great American Marching Band, a select 250-member ensemble comprised of high school students from all 50...

Numerous books, articles, and studies have been published in recent years about the positive correlation between musical performance and improved...

Not Just a Band DirectorOwen Bradley is technically the band director at North Port High School in North Port, Florida,...

If you are like most music educators, by the time you read this you will be on holiday break. Midwest...

In recent years, skyrocketing executive compensation at large, publicly traded corporations has become a major issue in the news and...

From a Vision to a BandFrom a seed to a sapling, and a sapling to a tree. A strong music...

As this annual feature grows longer in the tooth, folks occasionally hypothesize: "At some point it's going to become difficult...

A successful high school Marching Band program can outstrip the traditional scope of most other “academic programs.” Particularly in smaller...

In our June issue, School Band and Orchestra announced the winners of the 2004 Scholarship Essay Contest. Each of the...

Happy Music in Our Schools Month! A great time of year to celebrate and showcase music education and the wondrous...

In the first grade, he revealed his earliest tendencies toward a career as a marching band director: he conducted the...