New Music for 2025-26

I am delighted to share five new pieces available for Concert Band for the coming year. I invite you to take a few minutes to consider how these pieces might be beneficial for your ensembles to study and perform in the months ahead. It was a joy working on these pieces as it completed a journey for two of my […]

Repertoire Selection Survey

If you are a band or orchestra director at any level, I would appreciate your input on this survey on aspects of repertoire selection. The survey should take 5-7 minutes to answer completely. Thanks in advance for your lending your experience and perspective. Link to Repertoire Selection Survey

New Music for 2023

Dear Band Director Friends, I hope you are well and are enjoying a well-deserved summer break. As August is upon us, I would like to take a few minutes to share some works with you to consider for your ensembles to study and perform this year. In addition to four new works, there are older pieces that groups continue to […]

Repertoire is NOT the Curriculum

Episode 4 (Season 3) of the Two Minute Clinic is now live. Repertoire is important, but it is not the curriculum for our band programs. Tune in and let me know your thoughts!

Are you programming notes? You should, and here’s why.

While our bands play many right notes, writing some additional notes will help our audience and communities appreciate the students, our ensembles, and the music even more.

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