By Eliahu Sussman“The best part of doing what I do is practically everything,” confesses Jim Smith, the director of bands at Germantown, Tennessee’s Houston High School. Recently named his high...
By Tracy LeenmanAn alarming trend is emerging in music classes in my state of South Carolina: band and string classes are being scheduled for the same classroom, at the same...
By Peter J. HabermanAn instrumental music curriculum should help create comprehensive musicians. This large task cannot be accomplished through orchestra or band rehearsals alone. In fact, the schools that have...
While performing in large ensembles provides countless opportunity for achievement, learning, and fun, engaging students in smaller ensembles – quartets, trios, brass choirs, percussion ensembles, and more – is a...
By Rachael Tolliver and Steve Arel Most musicians dream of performing on a world stage, leading their own band, or composing symphonies that will be remembered through time. For others, music...
