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Every band director recognizes the importance of giving students a good start, but few turn the concept around to consider...

Once the shock of school closings and canceled performances subside, many band directors may begin wondering if there would be...

We’ve had a failure of leadership on multiple levels. This crisis should be precedented, and it’s not. I should have...

Music-making is much more than reproducing notes and rhythms from a page. Music organizations across the nation recognize this on...

Collegiate training of music educators is almost exclusively devoted to the comprehensive study of music and its instruction, but veteran...

In March of 2020, not only did the entire world stop, but so did the way we educate students, from...

This past March, and seemingly overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic swept through our world, leaving us isolated at home and plagued...

A suggested teaching and exercise schedule for navigating at-home lessons If there’s a word that’s been floating around every teaching...

The role of the music director and staff at times is a combination of parent, mentor, counselor, priest, and best...

So, your school is closed and now you have to do all your work from home without your familiar routine...

As the coronavirus continues to spread and dominate the news, students, parents, and teachers are seeking information on keeping musical...

I took up the clarinet in junior high school and fell in love with the instrument immediately. Its look, its...