Not every concert needs to be big!

This is part blog/part advertising so bear with me as I do a little promotion for my students, and offer some ideas to the new community of music educators who are not afraid to talk about ideas and issues that can have tremendous impacts upon our program. Thanks to the support of my administration I was able to institute a […]

Auditions anyone?

It must be that time of year – football seasons are half over (except those of you football teams is boasting a 5-1 record like yours truly) , homecoming dances are playing their last slow dance (here’s hoping it’s Stairway to Heaven), and directors of ensembles everywhere are thinning out paperwork and are finally able to find portions of their […]

At 3:15 p.m., class is just beginning…

Much of my recent non-music writing has been in the area of music advocacy. This article should come as no surprise that I am once again waving the flag, but this time I am looking to get the attention of a different audience. As I look ahead to my doctoral studies at Kent State University, the area of music advocacy […]

Fanfares and Declarations! (October 10th)

The Mercer Middle-Senior High School Bands will present their fall concert on Wednesday, October 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the Mercer High School Auditorium.  This one hour concert will feature each of the academic concert bands performing a variety of music from the band world.  The Middle School Concert Band will perform a march by Elliot Del Borgo entitled “Emblem […]

The toughest thing about being a success….

The toughest thing about being successful? That’s easy…you have to keep on being successful. There is no mystery as far as I am concerned. It really does not matter what your profession is, the statement is true. To be honest with you, I am anxious to complete this article and post it. Because if it is successful, how will I […]

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