Education Resources
Mariachi: A Beneficial Cultural Tradition
Often when we think of mariachi, we think of Mexico and its beautiful culture and folklore. Mariachi, means something different to everyone. To some, listening to a...
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Why Scheduling More Performances Will Save Your Child’s Musical Life (and Your Music Program)
We are a few months into a new school year. Has your child had a performance yet?When students open their instrument case for the first time, they are excited...
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Are We Really Teaching Students to be Creative When We Teach the Arts in Schools?
I believe we are sitting on the precipice of whole school reform in our country.Standardized testing has hit a tipping point; schools are still far behind when it...
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Maximize your practice time using the Rule of 10’s…
How many times have you heard someone say this: “You have to practice hours a day in order to begin to make some progress and sound good.” It makes sense, right? I...
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What Percentage of Students are “Meant” to be Playing a Musical Instrument in School?
If we take a moment to look at school music programs around our nation, we may be inclined to believe that music instrument instruction is a luxury reserved for a...
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7 Tips for Teachers to Get Today’s Students to Practice More
What can we do to get our students to practice more? Here’s some ideas that I have used or have heard other well-known teachers implement. Some of these ideas...
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What Makes a Great Music Teacher?
Greatness in teaching is just as rare as greatness in any other profession. Although it’s impossible to offer a prescription of qualities in order to cultivate great...
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Music Educator Back to School “Toolbox”
Welcome to a new school year; another year to share the gift of music. If this is your first year teaching, congratulations, and thank you for committing yourself to...
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Banded Educator Panel: Educators Helping Educators Week 7
We hope you found the viewpoints presented last week by our panel educators to be helpful. If you are taking your first look this week, welcome! In an effort to...
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