I guess it’s all in how we look at things. The renowned philosopher Ziggy – you know, the cartoon critter – profoundly counseled, "You can complain because roses have thorns, or...

Try simply writing this remarkably perfect quote in giant letters on the board before band. Don't say a word about it. However, just before you start to rehearse, after the band...

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." Those words of Helen...

So you're listening to your band and their corporate or overall balance is good but the balance is still unsatisfying. When that happens, section balance is usually the culprit....

I recently conducted an All-State Band on the exact same stage, in the same school auditorium, as the very first honors band festival I ever performed in as a 10th grader. It was...

Too often administrators don't understand the process of what we do in band. Help them understand what we do and how we do it. Make them a part of a performance. Obviously, if...

Why is it that all too often students feel they have enough time to go back and rehearse something over and over again because they think they will remember the error the next...

The more daunting the task to be done, the greater number of incremental smaller tasks that will be required. The more challenging the goal to be learned, the more intermediary...

As we look toward recruiting students for next year, try simply walking through the halls before and after school, or during lunches, with different instruments. I know it sounds...