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...

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

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...

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

How important is the learning environment on student achievement, student self-esteem,a and even self-concept?  The values and goals of...

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...

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...

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

Today I was super inspired by a post made by @thecandidchoraldirector  She was talking about the school year starting up again and it...

I am so happy you are reading this post tonight!  This is my 21st post in a row, and they say that it takes 21 days to build a habit.  So...