Too often, this profession breeds unhealthy behavior cultivated by frustrations and factors outside of our control, coupled with inconsistencies in orchestral policy and structure.
“My family couldn’t afford violin lessons or a violin,” recalls Zeneba Bowers. “My elementary school gave me a free violin and my first year of lessons. But this was back...
Jazz has always been something of an afterthought in music technology. Other than programs like Band in a Box, support for jazz notation and performance practices has been somewhat limited...
Last month we introduced you to the directors of the Joliet Township High School band, and the lineage that links the present with the origin of the program a century...
Often people will remark how great teachers have it with summers off. Veteran music educators know that while summers do provide an opportunity to recharge their batteries, between marching band...
