I am pleased to share that Resilience, a commissioned work for the Liberty High School Band (OH), will be available from Carl Fischer in 2021. My thanks to their director Michael Summers for this offer to write for his students and the Liberty High School Band Boosters for their support of the project. Additional thanks to the incomparable Ben Blasko […]
So many band directors had their rehearsal cycle towards final concerts with their students interrupted by the COVID-19 crisis. It got me thinking about what happens when the music resumes in rehearsal rooms across the country, and the first concert is held. If everything was in order and you could program your ideal concert, what pieces would you select? Please […]
Encouragement for music education, music to wash your hands by, and the reason I skipped one day of string methods!
How do we get students to unlock other keys? A simple rehearsal strategy is shared here as part of Episode 6 of The Two Minute Clinic.
As I read posts from friends and colleagues in the band world over the past month, I am concerned. We have hit the time of year where contest and festival are approaching or coming in, course scheduling is forcing key students to face difficult decisions as master schedules are released, budgets are due and funding is not allocated where it […]
