Performance

Does the thought of a beginning band concert conjure up aural images of colliding asteroids or a visit to the...

Fans of college marching bands know just by watching the halftime show that the musicians on the field are talented,...

A series of visits from professional Chicago-area musicians in high school is forever emblazoned on Dave Samuels’ mind. These visits...

When musicians come together to make music in a group, we assume they listen intently. But music-making uses so many...

Reprinted with permission from Hal Leonard Corporation. The exercises presented are excerpted from “Essential Elements 2000″ percussion book series by...

Rhythm can strike a person where sometimes words and pictures fail. Like the pulse of the heart, that thump on...

Recently I was in Washington D.C. doing a residency for the Kennedy Center. One of the groups I coached was...

The U.S. Navy is looking for a few good musicians. With six 45-piece “large fleet” bands and two 35-piece “small...

Waiting backstage, the familiar symptoms return. The palms moisten, the stomach becomes queasy, the heart beats harder and faster, breathing...