One of the hardest aspects of being a teacher is remembering the difficulty of first learning something that now comes so easily to us. Something that we...

On October 28, 2018 the world lost a great treasure with the passing of Richard Gill, Australia’s world-renowned conductor, teacher, and advocate for...

Before your next rehearsal, write this wonderful old saying on the board: “Why is it that there is never enough time to do things right the first time…but...

On those days that I become frustrated, and heaven knows they come as sure as kids who will forget to bring their instruments, or that a fire drill will...

The word biography is often defined as an account of someone's life written by someone else. For us as teachers, our biography, in great measure, will be...

At your next rehearsal, try saying nothing but positive things for 5 minutes straight. It sounds easy, but once you try it, you realize just how hard it...

I spent a week not too long ago working with a remarkable band. A truly remarkable band. They were performing an extremely difficult program so incredibly well. But I found them...

Jim Elliot once wrote, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” As teachers, we can “give” as much energy, enthusiasm,...

When our students start to feel frustrated by that which doesn’t come easy, by that which is a profound challenge, by that which makes them question their...