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Music rooms sometimes contain tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of percussion equipment. Maintenance can feel overwhelming, but it’s worth it to protect your school’s investment! The good news: basic care can be outsourced to students. At the end of each semester, your section leader and players can oversee most of these tasks. First, dust... Continue Reading →
Finding suitable arrangements for your beginning or young jazz ensemble can be tough, and many directors turn to writing their own arrangements. To help get you started, we’ve turned to Roy Phillippe, an expert arranger of jazz classics for young bands. ROY'S PROCESS If the music is new or unfamiliar to me, I study the... Continue Reading →
Curated by Kathryn Griesinger-Parrish, Orchestral Editor at Carl Fischer Music Guests & Soloists Include a beloved teacher or principal when hosting a recruiting event. Concerto for Triangle by Mike Hannickel This easy piece cleverly features a triangle ‘soloist’…who keeps missing their cue. Until the very end, that is! Guaranteed to elicit giggles from young students.... Continue Reading →
With the second volume of The Church Year in Limericks, Christopher M. Brunelle, Director of Music at the First United Church of Christ in Northfield, MN, and a former member of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, continues to put lowly doggerel to lofty purposes. This collection of entirely new... Continue Reading →
Advocacy can feel like one more thing on an overfilled plate, but communicating with our administrators and communities is key to healthy school music programs. These easy tips create little or no extra work for you – they capitalize on what you’re already doing. Delegate tasks that don’t require your expertise Utilize your parent and... Continue Reading →
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