#138. Senza Sordino
If you’re like me, every Zoom session I’ve been part of has regularly been filled with people speaking with their microphone muted only to have their silent mouthing on the screen be met with choruses of “You have to unmute yourself!” Remember when that was an...
#137. Success
John C. Maxwell stated, “Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them. I think it is fair to say that we, along with our students, have “stretched” more in recent weeks and months than possibly ever before. Maybe...
#136. The Magic Ratio
Through his research, Dr. John Gottman concluded that successful relationships follow “The Magic Relationship Ratio.” That magic ratio is 5:1. In a successful relationship, for every one negative interaction, there are five or more positive interactions. When I first...
#135. Belonging
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, and will do, so that every child experiences the wonders of music – even in the face of a...
#134. Never Again
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 the past 41 years of teaching. I wish I could get all of those years back. All of those...
About Academic Alliance
Involvement in school music provides experiences that only participants can fully understand. Those experiences help forge a common bond through music. If you have been fortunate enough to share such experiences, you are what we call “banded.”
We also use BANDED to describe the COMMUNITY that includes Music Educators, Students of all Ages, Band Parents, Professional Performers, Hobbyist Musicians, School Music Dealers, and Instrument Manufacturers such as ourselves.
At the very foundations of this community, we recognize the importance of the important symbiotic relationship between School Music Programs, School Music Dealers, and the Instrument Manufacturer. In order to foster this connection, we have developed the KHS America Academic Alliance.
We look forward to the evolution of this exciting program, and welcome feedback on how we can further enhance the work that you do in music education.
We are excited to offer your program the opportunity to join the KHS America Academic Alliance today.
We look forward to the evolution of this exciting program, and welcome feedback on how we can further enhance the work that you do in music education.
We are excited to offer your program the opportunity to join the KHS America Academic Alliance today.