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This summer, I had the great ...

Welcome back to those who ...

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When Aretha Franklin passed away, I immediately felt that ...

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It is hard to believe that summer is approaching August 1. Knowing that school is around the corner for many friends and colleagues in the ...

Happy Father’s Day to friends and colleagues who are dads to their own children, and to their bands. I count myself blessed to have an ...

I suppose that every now and then it is a good idea to have a first-time experience all over again. I didn’t really plan on ...

Hope to see friends and colleagues from across the country in just over a week at the 71st Annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago . I ...

I am honored to be included among the list of presenters at the PMEA District 7 Professional Development Day on Monday, October 9, 2017. The ...

Lately, I've been blogging about classroom management ...

Lately, I've been writing with classroom management strategies in the music ...

Today, I'm continuing my classroom management series to write about a ...

Looking for a great way to keep students engaged and ...

One of my favorite things about teaching piano is playing through new repertoire to find just the right selections that will ignite each student’s interest ...

Last week I posted about Little Gems for Piano: Recital and Rote Pieces for the Primary Stage. Author Paula Dreyer has kindly offered to giveaway ...

This past week marked our annual September Surprise! – the kickoff to our studio year, named so because the students all surprise me by playing ...

I enjoyed this engaging TEDEd animated video about How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain. Info that we music teachers have heard before, but it’s ...

Tucked away in my files I recently discovered an article I had saved from Repertoire section of the January/February 2017 issue of the Clavier Companion ...

Heavy Metal Guitar Style Virtuoso Shred Guitar with Toby Knapp By Thomas Amoriello NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair In the arts, it has always ...

Call for Proposals:Research Projects on Music Education Issues   The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and the Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) ...

The Happy Percussionist Another Approach to Retirement   By NAfME Member John Beck   “If you are doing something that you enjoy doing, why stop ...

What Type of Choir Director Are You? By Ashley Danyew This article was originally published on the OUP Blog. Think about the choir directors you’ve ...

Ideas for an Awesome Music Classroom Creating a Space for All By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo   If you search Google for a music classroom ...

A huge resource for those interested in accompanying classical ballet: Yee Sik Wong's University of Iowa 2011 dissertation on the art of accompanying ...

Several must-see events across Canada over the next few days...

Wise words from emilyplayscello: if you're in a position of power and giving advice to younger musicians, you can tell them about the ...

Here are two different scenarios playing out ...

Sparks & Wiry Cries is an organization that promotes the advancement and ...

Gabriele Ragghianti, the host for the 2018 European Bass Congress in Lucca and bass professor at the Royal College of Music in London, put out a ...

Modacity has also set up a special page for readers of the blog to get a discount on a lifetime subscription to their app (a ...

I’ve been looking forward to BASS2018 LUCCA ever since attending the 2016 event in Prague. There’s nothing like the energy of a major gathering of ...

performed by Joseph Conyers (Philadelphia Orchestra assistant principal bass) and Steve Sanders (piano) at the 2018 Golden Gate Bass Camp on June 21, 2018  The post ...

The changing landscape of double bass repertoire Back when I was learning the double bass, new music for the bass was a pretty quiet landscape. ...

Season’s Greetings! Yes, I am alive and well, even though I have been absent from the blogsphere :^). As I have these past three years, ...

In a few days, students and I will be starting classes for the 2016 – 2017 school year. I think many teachers and students share ...

The Road Home  Michael Dennis Browne Tell me where is the road I can call my own, That I left, that I lost, so long ...

Two weeks ago, I called my dear high school music teacher, Mr. Dengler, to tell him that I have been appointed as the new Director ...

Lately, I’ve been longing to hear great new music. New choral music to be specific. Sometimes, you just need to hear a beautiful SATB choir to ...

https://www.makemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Weezic-Acquisition-Press-Release-final.pdf?utm_source=cheetah&utm_medium=email I don't know about your district, but mine has really gone in for Chromebooks.  We are 1:1 with that family of ...

I have my first SmartMusic assignment out the door for all of my students as of last Friday. Because of the parent-student-teacher happening next ...

www.smartmusic.com (Background: At my middle school we are requiring everyone to have an account and we are paying for it with a student ...

Yikes! It has been a while since I have posted here. Personally, it has been an eventful summer for me and my family. ...

https://www.smartmusic.com/training/smartmusic-workshops/ Are you looking for license renewal hours?  Are you required by your state to get some hours in "technology" even though you ...