If you’ve spent any time directing as a band director, you know the scenario well. A student is struggling on clarinet, or your trumpet section is overflowing while your low brass sits thin, or a kid walks in and says, “I really want to play baritone.” I myself am a student who switched instruments early on migrating from tenor saxophone […]
The work you’re doing matters more than you know. In a world that often feels fragmented and uncertain, you’re giving young people a place to belong, to grow, to create something beautiful together.
The privilege of teaching band is a beautiful, exciting, powerful, and pure idea.
In January, a repertoire survey was launched on this website. In April, I shared the same questions from that survey with a group of ensemble directors at the PMEA Professional Development Conference. The data from each group in an of itself was interesting, but the comparison between the two groups yielded some unique findings as it applies to the evaluation […]
I am eagerly looking forward to the PMEA Annual In-Service Conference coming up on Thursday and Friday this week (April 10-12). There are plenty of great clinics and concerts over the three days and culminates in performances by the All-State students on Saturday. With the Poconos and the Kalahari Convention Center as the backdrop, it will be a wonderful stage […]
