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 SBO is preparing its annual 50 Directors Who Make a Difference report, which features one outstanding k-12 instrumental music educator...

Set for Nashville, Oct. 27-30Thousands of music teachers, administrators, and students come together in Nashville next month to attend the...

OrchKids program blossoms under watchful eyesBy Eliahu SussmanIn addition to being a highly regarded professional ensemble, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra...

Reinvigorating the Classical Art FormConductor Marin Alsop. Photo by Grant Leighton.Marin Alsop is the real deal. A MacArthur Fellowship “genius...

The Mark O'Connor/Berklee Summer Strings Program as a model for creativityMark O'Connor with students and faculty at the 2013 O'Connor/Berklee...

When our leaders cheat, our students are cheated Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a...

Concert Band Music Reviews, September 2013Essential Repertoire: From the Top draws upon “Frank Ticheli’s List,” core repertoire selected by Frank...

Tools and instruments to facilitate music-making for students with disabilities The theremin was patented by Russian inventor Leon Theremin in 1928.I like...

Simple Ways to Build and Promote Your BandWhen Kelly Middle School opened up in Springdale, Arkansas 18 years ago, 20...

Evolution Within a Historic ProgramDr. Ken Dye, director of bands at the University of Notre Dame. Photo by Heather Gollatz-Dukeman.The...

By Marcia Neel Be-Enthusiasic,-Show-Students-You-CareStrategies for the Instrumental Music Teacher from the Music Achievement Council.It's been a few weeks since the end...

 To keep our knowledge of educational trends and best practices fresh, music teachers must continually seek out opportunities for professional...