It was an unfortunate day for music instructors and students everywhere when the likes of the #metoo movement spread to the world of band and orchestra this spring.
As a quick introduction, I retired from the U.S. Army a few years ago after 37 plus years culminating as Leader and Commander of The United States Army Band “Pershing’s...
The impetus for this article came from continually discovering that many of the most accomplished and recognized school music programs were actively participating in various independent music competitions.
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) started his own band in 1892, which toured and played until his death in 1932. It was made up of over 1,169 different musicians over that...
Education, whether of an institutional nature or otherwise, can take many forms.
