Last week, one of my music ed majors was in my classroom sobbing, trying not to call attention to herself.  I approached her and asked...

Recently, I spoke at NAfME’s annual Hill Day Collegiate Advocacy Summit on leadership development.  I spent days, I mean DAYS, writing a...

I have this one class… We all have the one class right?  Well, in this one class, my students are doing terrible in school. I mean...

I was sitting in my favorite coffee shop working on my dissertation, and gradually my mind started drifting to this past week with my...

I know I shouldn’t be writing on my blog right now… Not at 8:20 am when I have students coming in so soon.  But I can’t help myself.  I...

Every day, many anxious students tap their feet, drum their fingers, and hum throughout “core” classes, anticipating the much favored...

As I have reflected upon my experiences with my recent judging, I have been struck by how different the experiences of each ensemble...

The need for prison reform within our country is a well-supported and documented void within our social system.  While many efforts have...

Just yesterday, I read an article on all state musicians’ attitudes toward majoring in music education.  It was a really great article...

Today I will be looking at Elpus & Abril’s article on High School music ensemble students. Elpus, Kenneth and Carlos R. Abril. “High...

As my second day of the writing challenge, I have opted to check out an article that I feel is related to my own dissertation interests:...