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During my first several years of teaching, I would jump from my bed in the middle of the night and write down another item on my "to-do" list. My mind...

How do you choose a plumber - the Yellow Pages? Ask a friend? How do you choose a doctor? Can you call 1-800-FIND-A-PRIVATE-TEACHER? My father, a professional musician and educator,...

Every director has his or her own approach to selecting the music that will be performed during an upcoming concert. From listening to promotional CDs from music publishers to attending...

Perhaps, as a public school music educator, teaching at the collegiate level seems a remote possibility - while striving to reach the upper echelons of a school of music seems...

Fundraising. Booking flights, buses, hotel accommodations. Recruiting chaperones. Organizing the itinerary. Answering multitudinous questions from students, parents and administrators. As if music directors don’t already have enough to worry about...