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If you could meet your favorite composers from all of history who would they be? I have no doubt some...

The Ceramic Dalmatians win a gold award at WorldStrides, Orlando, FL. I love field trips. My students love field trips. My...

When Julie Goodwin, Piano Lab Instructor, informed her 115 students at Austin Academy for Excellence that they would be taking...

As educators in music, I think it is safe to say we all feel dedicated to our profession.  We spent...

What do music and magic have in common? Both are entertaining and require skillful use of fingers, hands, wrists, and...

SBO+: This topic applies to every genre of music so our string and choral colleagues should not overlook this great...

SBO+: This is the first in a series of articles about how to start a mariachi program from scratch, especially...

Dear Santa, Where do I begin? First, THANK YOU for bringing me the big present I asked for two years...

Many of us in music education are aware of the research shows learning music results in educational, cognitive, social, emotional,...

Initial Thoughts In any rehearsal, one of our primary goals should be to try to create as many moments of...

SBO: This is the second in a multi-part series by the esteemed music educator Richard Floyd, based on his book,...

Fresh start, new beginnings, blank slate, unlimited possibilities. Embarking on a new school year always gives me butterflies of anticipation...