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 […]
Encouragement for music education, music to wash your hands by, and the reason I skipped one day of string methods!
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 […]
I am eagerly looking forward to the months ahead with observing a great group of student teachers, teaching in the graduate program at Messiah, honor bands, clinics, concerts at Messiah College and taking time to connect with friends and colleagues in music education. The days are packed and long, but the years are flying by! I am delighted to be […]
I am very appreciative of Nick Barthen and the Music Department Staff in the Moon Area School District for inviting me to present this past Thursday evening (11/14) on “So You Want to Be A Music Major”. I received five phone calls in the days before the event from people interested in hearing what I had to say, but could […]
