Guest post by Martin Ashley, editor-in-chief of the research journal of the Association of British Choral Directors Originally published by Oxford University Press in the OUP Blog: Academic Insights for the Thinking World Fifty-five years ago, a fourteen-year-old boy spent a week in the mountains of Snowdonia, staying at a youth hostel called Bryn Dinas.... Continue Reading →
Getting Started With Jazz Guitar
Guest post by Chad Johnson - guitarist, author, & Hal Leonard digital content specialist For many guitarists who start out as rock, country, or blues players, learning jazz can be a bit intimidating. At first glance, there seems to be very little in common between jazz and popular music. The scales have weird names like... Continue Reading →
Mariachi – Yes, It’s Part of the Music Program
by Herman Méndez One might deem a program as successful when it has been fully embraced by students, school staff, parents and community to the degree that it becomes an integral part of the school curriculum. Over a number of years now, mariachi music programs in schools have been growing in numbers in the southern... Continue Reading →
12 of the Best New School Choir Arrangements from Shawnee Press
This blog comes courtesy of the Director of Educational Choral Publications for Shawnee Press, Greg Gilpin Assess! Inspire! Ignite! As the new school year begins, many teachers are faced with new challenges created by the pandemic as well as ever-changing educational requirements for young people. Here are a few examples: - You older and experienced... Continue Reading →
8 Tips On Recruiting For Your Music Program
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many music institutions were closed. The health commission prohibited many choirs and musicians from performing. Due to health concerns, many parents opted not to enroll their kids in music classes but instead made them attend regular academic classes. One of the noticeable challenges that music teachers faced was recruiting and... Continue Reading →
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