The next time you see your band, tell them that you are going to do a “scattered” rehearsal. Explain that they can sit anywhere in the room they want, as...

I got into a routine, well, more like a rut. During rehearsals, after stopping to correct something. I would identity the problem spot, state what was...

"If we don’t change the direction we are going," a Chinese proverb suggests, "we are likely to end up where we are heading." Peter Loel Boonshaft,...

I recently met a young man – a college freshman – who excitedly talked about his goal of someday being a music teacher. I asked him about what led him to...

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,...

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...

Have you noticed yourself looking at the same few students as you teach or conduct? I do, and I find they fall into two categories: those who are always...

I saw an advertisement while walking through an airport today. It read, “Tomorrow will be nothing like today.” And it bothered me, but I couldn’t figure...

That first day of school is approaching.  And with it comes many thoughts and feelings: worries about everything that needs to be done the first few days...