Maintaining and growing a high-caliber bandDavid Gorham, director of bands at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma.The Owasso High School Bands are a familiar name to many, having participated in...
Innovative string curriculum at the University of Miami’s Frost School of MusicPerforming with the Frost School of Music's Opera program is one of many innovative opportunities for string players at...
Strategies for the instrumental music teacher from the Music Achievement CouncilTeaching is an art form. Great teachers are great artists. Great teachers share information, concepts, and skills again and again...
Essential Repertoire: From the Top draws upon “Frank Ticheli's List,” core repertoire selected by Frank Ticheli, and “Above The Rest,” the best newer material chosen and reviewed by Dr. Jeffrey...
Shedding ScalesMost musicians are familiar with the expression for practicing known as “wood shedding,” or “shedding” for short. When I was a student at the University of North Texas, the...