There is no better feeling than helping our student have a great rehearsal. And I am sure we can all agree that the more prepared we are, the better it will be. It reminds me of...

Recent research tells us that we remember 10% of what we hear. We remember 20% of what we read. But, that if we read it and hear it, we don’t just remember the aggregate 30%, we...

The wonderful old saying prescribes, "Act as if the quality you seek is already within you and it will be." I think that wisdom holds just as true when it comes to how we...

If I had a dollar for every time in a rehearsal I instructed an ensemble "to listen," I would be writing this blog on my private island in the Caribbean. Sadly, most of those...

As you walk into your classroom today, remember these words of Anatole France, "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also...

When I start to feel the weight of all that we have to teach our students, and the tiny amount of time we have to do it in, my pace starts to get faster and faster. Often the...

What got you hooked on music? Was it practicing scales in a practice room? If it was, you are a sick individual in need of professional help. It was performing music! Sadly, I...

At a music education symposium last week, I was asked a question that really gave me pause. Actually, it stopped me dead in my tracks. Ready? Here it is: “Dr. Boonshaft, if you...

One of my favorite sayings is the wonderful African proverb that reminds us that "The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago, the next best time is today." I know of no...