I hope you have enjoyed a restful summer vacation. As we near August, I hope I might take a few minutes to share some works with you to consider for your ensembles to study and perform this year. There is a great deal of variety between their styles, and each piece offers an enjoyable musical challenge for your students. I […]
Caesar Giovannini (1925-2017) became a piano soloist with the Navy band, and later completed a master’s degree from the Chicago Conservatory of Music. He would go on to join NBC as a staff pianist in 1949. He would go on to be the music director for several television shows, and in 1958 joined the ABC Staff Orchestra (Giovannini, 2017). His […]
What are the R’s of Repertoire Selection? A short reminder for directors as they select their music for the spring semester in the newest episode of the Two Minute Clinic!
While the pursuit of perfection in performance is a goal, progress is the barometer by which directors need to gauge their students and ensembles.
Introduction The purpose of this post will be to share data that I collected last fall from junior high/middle school band directors to examine recruitment and retention of students in band programs in the age of Covid-19. I have already shared the data from the survey completed with Elementary Band Directors. Before presenting the questions, and data, I must stress […]
