by Peter Boonshaft | Dec 2, 2025 | Boonshaft's Blog
“If we don’t change the direction we are going,” a Chinese proverb suggests, “we are likely to end up where we are heading.” So I try to ask myself questions like, “Are we headed the right way? Are there better places to end up? Are there more efficient ways to get...
by Peter Boonshaft | Nov 18, 2025 | Boonshaft's Blog
The renowned tenor, Andrea Bocelli, once said, “If an artist wants to move the listener, he or she must have something intense and convincing to tell through the singing. This something comes from experiences and insight: it is the inner wealth that you can...
by Peter Boonshaft | Nov 11, 2025 | Boonshaft's Blog
I once met a young man – a college first-year student – who excitedly talked about his goal of someday being a music teacher. I asked him about what led him to that decision. His answer was simple: “Mr. Jacobs, my sixth-grade band director.” He went on to...
by Peter Boonshaft | Nov 4, 2025 | Boonshaft's Blog
If you knew that your next rehearsal would be your last rehearsal, how would it be different? Time is a gift promised to no one. Peter Loel Boonshaft, Director of Education KHS America About the Author Dr. Boonshaft, Director of Education for KHS America, is the...
by Peter Boonshaft | Oct 28, 2025 | Boonshaft's Blog
Choose one thing you regularly do in rehearsal. It could be anything: one phrase you say just before you start conducting, one activity you do in a warm-up, or one gesture you use a lot. Now think about whether it has impact. Anything used once has impact, but used...