In 2017, I switched from teaching high school guitar and band classes to teaching elementary general music. I remember feeling frustrated with how long it took students to find the...
“Balladair” has a very special place in my heart. When I was in fifth grade band, our director, Tony Maiello (yes, that Tony Maiello) who was in his first year...
Adding percussion to your daily warmup routine will engage those musicians from the beginning of the rehearsal. Consider doubling the woodwinds on keyboard percussion instruments. Direct them to concentrate on...
There is no more prominent champion for music education and education in general than Tim Lautzenheiser (featured elsewhere in this issue). “Dr. Tim” has traveled extensively throughout the country for...
The Lewis Prize ought to be the biggest news of financial support in the entire music education community! Lewis annually awards four multi-year awards of $500,000 to each recipient organization, their Accelerator...