What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Well, it is not really what I did; it is more what I learned. And it wasn't really my summer vacation, but that of my daughter, Natalie. And what I learned through her experience may provide some insights that can help your program.
I’m Back!
I know… I have been gone a long while. Things have been a little crazy with work, our ongoing research and the one thing that has set me back the most, the passing of my father. Just after my last post my father was admitted to an ICU unit in Connecticut for the latest battle […]
Talk Isn’t Cheap: The 2008 Presidential Campaign, Music Education and YOU!
We are now well into the 2008 campaign for President of the United State. Many of you who regularly read this column know that Music for All works tirelessly to elevate music and arts education as an issue on this largest of stages that will influence the direction of our nation. These efforts, combined with […]
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What Music Really Means . . . .
A long time and very good friend of mine, Tracy Leenman, sent me a note with this incredible and true story that was so compelling I realized that my own thoughts for this month were better saved for another day so I could share her inspirational thoughts with you. It is a story that transcends […]
A Tribute: Mark Williams – Band Geek
President Clinton once said “You gotta sound bad before you can sound good” to a class of beginning instrumental students in Milwaukee. Mark Williams undoubtedly would disagree. Mark Williams, one of Alfred Publishing’s most successful composers and arrangers, a self proclaimed “Band Geek” at heart who had a passion for empowering teachers to give beginning […]
And… we are back!
After a rather lengthy hiatus, am back in the saddle! Just in time for Music in Our Schools Month! Lot's to talk about… lot's to share… from the presidential campaign trail, to research, to funding issues, to the evolving role of music and the arts in our schools. Here we go!
Mike Huckabee Wins Iowa!
On a remarkable evening on a cold evening in the heartland of America a man of great compassion and courage sent a clear message to the American people: "This victory is not for me… it is for WE… We The People" WOW!
NY Times: To Provide Quality Music Education Now, Schools Could Learn From the Past
Every now and then a newspaper report writes an extraordinary article providing both clarity and insight to the challenges faced in music education. The New York Times gave the music community a "Christmas Present" when the published the following article. I have provided an excerpt here but the full article is worth the read. In […]
What Happens When Game Technology and Music Education Collide?
Some would argue that the answer to the question posed in this column’s title would be: “nothing good.” For years there has been an ongoing debate about technology and its use in music education and music making. A lot of this concern has centered on the issue of the technology getting in the way of […]
