As another year is about to start, I am taking a big leap with my ensembles at Mercer into a much smaller room. Our first public performance this year will involve all instrumental students in grades 7-12 performing in a chamber recital in late September. In past years, I have only involved the Wind Ensemble students at Mercer in the […]
Bump on over to Bandworks Publications, founded by New Jersey composer Patrick J. Burns! I have been a big fan of Patrick’s music for wind band over the past few years, and I am very excited he has launched his own publishing company. It is an honor that he asked me to write a piece for the catalogue alongside some colleagues […]
Big Tents! Tilt-a-whirl! Funnel Cake! (Maybe even a whack-a-mole game!) Yes, it is time for the return of the Music Educatio Blog Carnival! For the first time at travisjweller.com, I will be hosting the September 2010 Music Education Blog Carnival! It is pretty amazing to think that the Music Education Blog movement spurned on by Dr. Joseph Pisano just a […]
