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...

Okay friends… Seriously… I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for this upcoming concert as I sit here writing this blog post!!! It’s not...

This year we have a new principal at my school.  One of the changes brought about included a staff presence in the hallways during the...

I have been excited about this year for a while now for a number of reasons.  First of all, this is the first time in my entire teaching...

Between my wordpress & tumblr followers, we are at last at 50!  I am just thrilled with this number and cannot wait to see it move on up....

Have you been thinking about starting up a new strings program in your district?  Look no further, for I have found answers in my...

Sweaty hands.  Shaking knees. Bow perfectly rosined.  Stan is ready for his audition.  He has worked countless hours, practicing,...

As I am getting ready for the school year to start, I have been thinking about ways to resolve long-term posture issues that students...

Okay, in favor of being parsimonious (per the title of my post…) this is going to be a quick post tonight.  I just want to reiterate to...

Are you already writing up your lesson plans for the 15-16 school year?  I know how stressful this time of year can be, so in this post,...

As so many of you are heading back to school soon, I thought it might be fitting to do a post on starting a new position.  It is so...

This past week, a few friends and I were chatting about various ways to increase students’ listening skills and I thought perhaps I would...

Have you ever noticed this trend in some music teachers where they are proud that they don’t do any recruiting?  What is that?  It seems...

After a long but stimulating week of learning and practicing the Paul Rolland Pedagogy, I am feeling inspired to do more, to work harder,...

I spent this evening smiling, laughing, and listening to amazing stories and jokes by other musicians and music teachers.  I love to...

Sorry for the lack of more academic writing this week.  I am in a workshop all week and am getting in late every night.  So I just don’t...