A Recipe for Success
The recipe for each part of the meal is an important step, and so too is selecting the repertoire to provide effective intellectual and musical nutrition for the students.
New Music for 2024-2025
I am delighted to share that I have five new pieces available for Concert Band from Carl Fischer. I hope that you might take a few minutes to consider how these pieces might be beneficial for your ensembles to study and perform in the coming year. Additionally, I am highlighting several older pieces that groups continue to enjoy working on. […]
A Year in Programming
The sum of a year of programming for bands should look back into our wonderful history of repertoire, celebrate under-programmed works and composers, and look forward to new works that bring out the best in our skills as conductors and the development of student musicians.
Thank you directors
When students are put in the best possible position for success and the honor band festival goes really well – the directors deserve a large part of the credit for the good work they do EVERY day!
Doing less, but always moving towards better.
Initially, it sounds odd that doing less is actually moving towards better. Band directors can easily fall into routines and set goals that while at face value are well-intended can sometimes contribute to feelings of frustration or inadequacy. With the start of the new year, directors have an opportunity to examine the goals they are setting for the second half […]
