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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 ...

Tomorrow (November 5th) I will be at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for their annual Junior High Honor Band Invitational. Dr. Jason Worzbyt (friend, colleague, and ...

When was July 4th? Same time as last year? When did that happen? I guess I am in a “summer daze”… To all my band ...

I am eagerly awaiting the debut of “Fanfare for Years to Come” tonight by good friend Dr. Joseph M. Pisano and the Grove City College ...

As a music educator of over twenty years and a parent of school age children, I don’t always attend a live concert where I don’t ...

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Having just gone through the process of trying to determine the best seats for the money at an upcoming Broadway show, I was delighted to ...

After months of anticipation, Musical U has finally launched their brand new podcast: The Musicality Podcast! Here’s a quick link to the audio file and ...

As has been our tradition for many years, we launched our new year of piano lessons last weekend with the September Surprise! Each returning student ...

To celebrate the launch of the brand new Musicality podcast (1st episode is going live on Monday!), MusicalU is offering a giveaway of over $500 ...

Matt, of Music For Little Learners, recently shared a link to their Treble Maker game with me and it looks fabulous! They have several sets ...

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000, x.216 608 Students from 49 States and Territories to Showcase Talents in Orlando, ...

The Mystery of “Those” Clarinet High Notes – Part 2 How Do We Make Those High Notes Sound Better? By NAfME Member Meghan Cabral   ...

Digital Portfolios in the Music Classroom: Capturing Your Students Best Work By Graham Hepburn, sponsored by QuaverMusic   As a music educator, you have a ...

Why Doesn’t My Band Sound Better? Ten of the Most Common Mistakes Band Directors Make During Rehearsals By NAfME Member David Snyder   Many band ...

In Search of the Beautiful: Bob Duke and the Curious Mind By Ella Wilcox, NAfME Staff This article first appeared in the August 2017 issue ...

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

In this episode Over the past few years my need for high quality, interesting and captivating images has increased. Today I share tips for finding ...

 In this episode Why are video tutorials awesome and what can you use them for? What are the educational applications and how do you create ...

In this episode Vanja Steinholz is a freelance musician, a songwriting and music production teacher and the Business Developer at Soundtrap in Stockholm. She chats ...

About this lesson This is a free sample lesson plan from my collection of Super-Simple Music Tech Lessons (Using Free Websites) that have been recently ...

Although this is a Dizzy Gillespie/Ray Brown fronted lineup, the Valerie Capers piano solo is one of the highlights on this 1981 Birks' ...

Some sad news from Toronto - Musical Toronto reports that Talisker Players will be ceasing operations at the end of the concert ...

In many of the schools of music that I've visited in the last while, there's a lot of dressing down going on. Has anyone else ...

Inspired by both Arnold Schönberg and the chaos of kids running around at a birthday party, the John Adams Chamber Symphony is a tremendously fun ...

Some recently unearthed information casts some doubt on the commonly held assertion that Samuel Sanders coined the term "collaborative pianist".Here's a

This guest post comes from Atlanta Symphony bassist, Emory University faculty member, and composer Michael Kurth.  Check out Michael’s blog here! Audition Summary – Sept. ...

Guess how many posts I’ve put out on this blog?  3,700!  That’s a lot of posts! I’m back in San Francisco and getting settled into the ...

3rd Central American Bass Festival in Guatemala and Masterclasses with Concert in Tegucigalpa/Honduras – A trip into a mysterious world – by Claus Freudenstein It ...

What an amazing week it has been here at the 2017 International Bradetich Competition!  I spent the whole week soaking up the music from these ...

As concert seasons begin and school resumes, there are a staggering number of new releases and projects happening in the bass world. Bradetich Foundation Announces ...

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 ...