First, I think it's important to have a pre-conceived idea about what sound should be produced when the cymbals are brought together. We usually use the word "crash" to describe the sound, but I think a good cymbal sound has more "rash"…
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"All dressed up and nowhere to go" hints at a long-standing dilemma in jazz education. We are blessed with a plethora of incredible teaching materials that too often remain unknown or gather dust.
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There are two new faces in the band department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Director of Bands and Professor of Conducting Michael Haithcock, who conducts the Symphony Band and Associate Director of Bands and Assistant…
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We would like to send a sincere thank you for your support of the Colorado Music Educators Association feature of the Boston Brass and the Pikes Peak Middle School Honor Band.
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In beginning to examine the completeness of who we are and WHO WE WOULD LIKE TO BE, it will be helpful to identify the various parts of our lives that we believe are most important.
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Rick DeJonge is an accomplished composer who has been writing music for orchestra and wind ensemble for more than 20 years. Based in Austin, Rick is one of the most sought-after composers for original music in both the film and video game…
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Band Directors have the wonderful, yet, difficult task of harnessing the energy, inspiring the talent and disciplining the skills of their students. The wide-range of desire, ability, and experience that come together in their ensembles…
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Early in my career as a band director, I learned a valuable lesson in the art of disguising intonation in my concert band. While teaching at a small school in the panhandle of Florida, I invited a veteran clinician to work for my concert…
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