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Band and orchestra directors interested in a unique travel opportunity that incorporates musical, social, cultural, and educational experiences should consider...

Many teachers talk about dedication to their students, to their career – and many genuinely mean it – but right...

 Spicing up Music Education through Mariachi The success of any music education program is predicated upon the ability to capture...

From the late 1830s to the early twentieth century, Brockton, Massachusetts was known as Shoe City, with 135 footwear factories...

The unimaginable became the unthinkable, the unthinkable became the unlikely, the unlikely became the uncertain, the uncertain became the possible,...

At first, Lassiter (Marietta, Ga.) High School Band Director Alfred L. Watkins downplays his band’s recent travel plans – a...

When Bruce Dinkins moved 3,000 miles to become band director at Bowie High School in Austin, Texas, he went with...

When Wynton Marsalis walks into the room, music begins to play. Actually, it’s spilling right out of his mouth, filling...

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

Photos by Jim McGuire, McGuire Photography, Nashville, Tenn.Jo Ann Hood has taught music education for 30 years – every single...

Photos by David Huber, David Huber Photography, Worland, Wyo.When the Wyoming High School All State Marching Band passes through town,...

Photos by Becky Gemmell, Gemmell Photography, Vista, Calif.In the Warner Bros. video “Here Comes a Marching Band,” actor Dave Hood...