Male high school band directors outnumber women in that field by a ratio of three to one, according to a 2001 study conducted by MENC, the National Association for Music...
Gradually, during the last few decades, women have made their presence known in the music education field. As noted in this month's SBO Report, a recent MENC study of its...
The U.S. Navy is looking for a few good musicians. With six 45-piece “large fleet” bands and two 35-piece “small fleet” bands stationed throughout the United States, as well as...
A common misconception about teaching children to play the cello is that it requires more striving and effort than its smaller counterparts. Not true! Playing the cello requires more balance...
Photos by Jim McGuire, McGuire Photography, Nashville, Tenn.Jo Ann Hood has taught music education for 30 years – every single one of them in her native Tennessee, and most of...