Dear First-Year Music Teacher, Welcome to the profession! You’ve made it this far, and it's clear that [...]

Over many years I’ve heard dozens of music educators tell students to “have a pencil on your [...]

As a long time music educator one of the roadblocks I’ve seen repeatedly is students who convince [...]

Q: What do award ribbons, slogan contests, disco balls, and nursing homes have in common? A: They [...]

At some point in your career as a band director you may be asked to take on [...]

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I think one of the most fun experiences I ever had with a group of 7th graders [...]

The most common errors band directors make, told from the perspective of an adjudicator, composer, and music [...]

Score Study from the Inside Out “You have to study scores.” You’ve been told this, no doubt [...]

One of the great Robert W. Smith's final compositions, A Legacy of Hope was written as a [...]

Retaining Students through Personal Relationships Building personal relationships with students is crucial for retention in music ensembles. [...]

Being an Impactful Music Teacher Being an impactful music teacher is crucial because music education has numerous [...]

A rondo is a musical form in which one main theme (called the refrain) alternates with contrasting [...]

Commissioning Music: Expanding Repertoire and Promoting Diversity Commissioning music is crucial for expanding the repertoire and promoting [...]

I began my teaching career in the 1980s when cassette tapes gave way to CDs. Immediately, I [...]