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Building A Band Worth Being A Part Of Things are moving in the right direction for the Santa Teresa High School Band...

Concert bands and chamber groups drive Mountain Ridge High School’s comprehensive band program If the performance opportunities offered to students are...

Cultivating Grit and StoutheartednessSignificant achievements rarely happen without significant investment. While this may be particularly obvious within the music education...

New director Mike Swengel and the national champ Mt. Zion High School show choirs don’t miss a beat

"Spreading the Love and Rocking Out"Photo by Al Ponce.While the term “college marching band” instantly conjures up the image of...

Robbie Hanchey is breathing new life into the Valley Schools music departmentLocated between the small towns of Eden (pop. 400)...

Inside the methods that fueled The Woodlands High School's run to the BOA Grand National Championship“A group can win a...

A Small-Town Band with Big-Time AmbitionsNew Mexico is the fifth largest state in the U.S. in terms of area, but...

Exploring strategies for more inclusive music educationViolinist and educator Adrian Anantawan. Photo by Toni Jackson.Many music educators speak about trying...

The recruiting strategies that fuel the Vero Beach (Fla.) High School BandLocated several hours north of Miami on a stretch of...

Music With Attitude: Karina Lindsey and the Award-Winning Fowler Middle School OrchestrasKarina Lindsey has the Fowler Middle School orchestras booming....

Great Works and Fun Gigs: Marcus Tsutakawa & The Garfield OrchestraMarcus Tsutakawa, director of orchestras at Garfield High School, Seattle,...