When the coronavirus outbreak sent all teachers home from school to start distance learning, music teachers had to come up with a new game plan, fast. For some, the challenge was figuring out how to have authentic music making experiences with their students online. For others, it was simply finding out if and how they could communicate with students at all.
Read More...As we all enter into the second month of engaging with students online, some of the challenges and opportunities of virtual teaching have come to the forefront.
Read More...As music teachers, we are currently facing a time of incredible challenges that require us to rethink how we continue to work with and care for the students we serve.
Read More...Kerri Glickstein teaches concert and modern band at Lāna’I High & Elementary School in Lāna’i City, Hawaii.
Read More...In last month’s issue of School Band and Orchestra, we looked at the amazing students that made up the All National Honors Ensemble for modern band and had them tell us their insights to what they gained from the experience.
Read More...For the past decade, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has highlighted performances of some of the country’s best student performers as part of their All-National Honors Ensembles (ANHE).
Read More...Over the past 16 years, Michael Finn has created a unique and special songwriting course that he teaches at a high school in Los Angeles.
Read More...New York City teacher Katherine Stock teaches modern band at school that exclusively serves students with disabilities. Because her students have a wide variety of needs, customizing curriculum is key to student engagement and success.
Read More...Jasmine Faulkner will be quick to tell you that she was no expert on audio equipment going in to her job as a K-12 music teacher in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Read More...At the end of July, over 600 music educators and arts administrators came together at the Modern Band Summit 2019 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Read More...Modern band teachers are constantly looking for ways to innovate the classroom experience for their music makers.
Read More...As a modern band teacher in Pittsburgh, music teacher Ryan Griffin has learned how to use modern tools to support his program and encourage his students while creating a sense of school-wide pride and community.
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