The Noisy Room Down the Hall

Early in my career, a student came up to me after class to say she couldn't make Band Festival because she was going to her mom's fo...

Writing goals down for just me is making a to-do list. Writing them out and sharing them here though helps keep me accountable. With a c...

Help. I'm struggling. My grading is hurting (my students and me) more than it's helping. Something needs to change and I need to sta...

Rehearsal Etiquette 20% Students must be prepared for class (instrument, music, pencil, reeds, etc) in order to participate fully ...