What an honor it was to interview my own band director: Mr. Mark A. Hensler for this very special FIFTIETH EPISODE! In this episode, Mr....

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

In each year of teaching music, I have always had at least one student who was interested in majoring in music education.  Many of them...

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...

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Have you ever been a big fish in a little pond?  I had a student once who was an enormous fish in this teeny tiny pond of little...