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...
Why is Grainger's music soooo good???
I never get tired of listening to, performing or studying the music of Percy Grainger! I remember the first time I programmed a piece...
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...
The Marching Band Warm Up
The warmup is vital to any physical activity. For marching band, it is crucial! As you are preparing for the fall Marching Season be...
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...
