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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 ...

It has been an exciting year (and my final) at Mercer Middle-Senior High School. I am eagerly looking forward to the next chapter that begins ...

Are you thinking ahead to next year, and wanting ...

I've been super excited to dive into ukulele this year, as ...

Recently, I took a class about different web apps to ...

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This year, I've embarked on a new journey: teaching ukulele! I've ...

If you’re looking for a swashbuckling adventure that your whole studio can enjoy next fall, you won’t want to miss our newest practice incentive theme, ...

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For the conclusion of our practice incentive theme, Beat the Pirates!, this year, I hosted a celebration party. All the students converged on our house ...

The folks over at Skoove have posted what they are calling “The Ultimate Guide to Playing the Piano.” The post is an insightful history of ...

It’s been especially hard to hold out this long for the much-requested pirate-themed practice incentive, but I wanted to make sure it was fully tweaked ...

  How My Mentor Saved My Professional Life By NAfME Member Chris Gleason This article first appeared in the Sun Prairie Star and is reprinted ...

  Pursuing His Passions: Faith, Family, Farm, and Music Fred Ritter Recently Retired from the Nebraska Public Schools By NAfME member Lori Schwartz Reichl   ...

  The School Music Radio Show! By Adam Perlmutter   This article first appeared in the August 2017 issue of Teaching Music.   Katie Carlisle, associate ...

Lighting a Fire in Middle School Kids Student Engagement in Music Class   By NAfME Member Chris Gleason   When I was a young teacher, ...

Expand Your School’s Music Program Keyboards in the Classroom Workshops By Richard Rejino, sponsored by National Piano Foundation Are you interested in creating more music-makers ...

Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app):   Lately I’ve been preparing a keynote speech for a music education ...

Guest author: Steve Giddings This article has been written by a guest author.  If you’re an educator or music industry professional who is interested in ...

  Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app):   Dr Jim Frankel is the Director of MusicFirst and the ...

Guest author: Katherine Miller This article has been written by a guest author.  If you’re an educator or music industry professional who is interested in ...

  Listen to the episode here (or on your favourite podcast app):   Shawna Longo - the Music Educator, STEAM Facilitator and Arts ...

It took quite a while for someone to start it, but ...

Personal happiness, overall wellbeing, and mental health are important components of a career in music. If you're currently working or have previously worked ...

One of the most useful reading skills for working pianists ...

Burlington, Ontario-based My Music Staff has been one of the primary tools in my teaching studio for several years. One of the features ...

When you're first starting out with opera productions, it's useful to have ...

I had a marvelous time attending the 2018 Double Bass Workshop hosted by the Violin Society of America (VSA) at Oberlin College. I first learned ...

This is a guest post from German double bassist Uli Schneider.  Enjoy! Starting Off Although I started very early with the Double Bass with the age ...

My friend and colleague Kate Jones invited me to Minneapolis, Minnesota to take in the double bass-related offerings at the 2018 Suzuki Association of the ...

The Oregon Symphony recently held an audition for Assistant Principal Bass. The Principal Bassist, Colin Corner wrote some words about the audition winner Braizahn Jones. ...

Thanks to Lloyd Goldstein for this video! The Bow Arm that changed the world! The post Francois Rabbath – ISB 2017 appeared first on

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 ...