I have always been proud of being a teacher. More so, I have always been proud of each of our colleagues. But never in my life have I been prouder of what each of you has done,...

As all of us have had to adapt to our new world, including the ways we must teach and the ways our students must learn, it makes me realize how much I have taken for granted over...

Within the first millisecond of trying to use any meeting platform to have a gaggle of clarinets play at the same time, it becomes painfully obvious that simple pre-pandemic...

Among the greatest concerns we have as we work through this school year is how we can start beginning band students in the “new normal” we find ourselves. Whether its mouthpiece...

In some ways, the tragic and unfathomable upheaval of March 2020 seems as if it were ten years ago. In other ways, it seems like it was yesterday. And sadly, my educational...

As June approaches, and the end of this trying – to say the least – school year nears an end (for some parts of the world), I think this is the perfect time to reflect on what...

As music teachers, we have always been concerned with the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of our students. We know that’s part of being a teacher. Our worrying about...

Vivian Greene stated, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” Though I have known those profoundly beautiful words for a...

What I wouldn’t give to be conducting a band rehearsal right now! Rarely have I said those words with more fervent feeling. I’d give just about anything to tell flutes they are...