School Administrators: When Are You Going to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is?
For years, school boards, education associations, government officials and administrators, have been making the claim that changes in...
A Good and Faithful Servant
Last week, the Davis High School Marching Band took center stage in one of the most prestigious marching events in the U.S.: the Macy's...
Thankful
As we move into the season of Thanksgiving, take a moment to consider all there is for which we can be thankful. I know there is a lot...
There Is Redemption in Music
I recently read a Psalm (it was Psalm 42, if you were wondering) and noticed that it was attributed to "the Sons of Korah". So... Who was...
Take Your Band Caroling this Season!
This past weekend, I and the other conductors of the Rappahannock Youth Symphony took our students to a local bookstore and played...
The Haunted Music Hall
On this Halloween, I thought it would be cool to take a look at the Haunted Music Hall of Cincinnati. Opened in the 1870s, the...
Fun Ways to Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We will see many organizations & people sporting pink apparel and accessories including many...
Why is Grainger's music soooo good???
I never get tired of listening to, performing or studying the music of Percy Grainger! I remember the first time I programmed a piece...
Grading is fun!!! Not really… It pretty much sucks…
Grading in the band room can be difficult. It is not easy to quantify what a band director teaches. Our instruction time is vastly...
The Importance of Listening
I can remember the first Wynton Marsalis recording I ever heard. It was an early evening in the spring of 1991 in the band room of...
