Rhythm
Rhythm is one of the most basic elements of any music. An ensemble with poor rhythm skills, we find difficulties not only on the stage...
School Administrators: When Are You Going to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is?
For years, school boards, education associations, government officials and administrators, have been making the claim that changes in...
A Good and Faithful Servant
Last week, the Davis High School Marching Band took center stage in one of the most prestigious marching events in the U.S.: the Macy's...
There Is Redemption in Music
I recently read a Psalm (it was Psalm 42, if you were wondering) and noticed that it was attributed to "the Sons of Korah". So... Who was...
The Haunted Music Hall
On this Halloween, I thought it would be cool to take a look at the Haunted Music Hall of Cincinnati. Opened in the 1870s, the...
Grading is fun!!! Not really… It pretty much sucks…
Grading in the band room can be difficult. It is not easy to quantify what a band director teaches. Our instruction time is vastly...
The Importance of Listening
I can remember the first Wynton Marsalis recording I ever heard. It was an early evening in the spring of 1991 in the band room of...
The Lesson Plan and the Band Class
As we move into the new school year, Wind Conductor thought it would be helpful to identify some of the terminology found in most Lesson...
Music makes better kids! …but we already knew that.
Ask any band director in the US and he or she will probably tell you, “I teach the best kids in the school.” Over my career as an...
5 Tips for the End of Year
This time of year, can be very difficult in the band room. The Spring Concert was a success but there are still a few weeks before the...
