A New Practice Plan For Middle School Orchestra
Reprinted with permission from the May 2018 New Jersey Tempo Magazine. As a middle school orchestra teacher, I found myself frequently saying to my students, […]
Creating a Learning Conducive Classroom Climate
By Matt Nutter, Wichita When an observer watches a music classroom, they probably notice a variety of things: the physical layout of the room, the […]
Creating a Culture
Reprinted with permission from the Spring 2018 issue of the Utah Music Educators Journal When you learn something from people or from a culture, you […]
The Importance of Singing in ALL Music Classes
It is the goal of a professional musician to make playing an instrument or singing look effortless. This can only be achieved with years of […]
Summer Training for Two Great Music Methods
Training in two great music education methods is offered in Kansas each summer. Orff Training The Orff-Schulwerk is a model for music and movement education. […]
Advice from the Experts: The Job Hunt
“Now that I have my degree, how do I get a job?” College students work hard for four or five years earning a degree to […]
KSU’s Burrack receives Lowell Mason Fellows award
Frederick Burrack, director of assessment and professor of music education, has been designated as a Lowell Mason Fellow of the National Association for Music Education. […]
The Value of the Arts— A Different Form of Diversity
Reprinted with permission from the Kentucky Bluegrass Music News. I recently spoke with a leader from a national arts advocacy organization who told me, “I […]
Why Teach Music?
Reprinted with permission from the Alabama Ala Breve. For the past 50 years or more, we music educators have been involved with one initiative or […]
Louisburg Band Marches in the Rose Parade
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade: five and a half miles in the California sunshine; the treacherous, 110-degree “TV Corner;” one-million spectators on the street; […]
