Music Educator - Composer - Arranger
A Typical December When I first began to plan this essay, it had a very different title and direction: The Music Teacher’s Guide to Surviving the Holiday Concert Season. It carried the same energy as one of those survival manuals...
With its haunting melody, intense fanfare, and rich textures, The Titan captures the imagination of young players and audiences alike. Written for beginning concert band (Grade 1), the piece introduces students to minor tonalities, musical form, and expressive playing through...
There is a famous quote by Stravinsky: “my freedom will be so much the greater and more meaningful the more narrowly I limit my field of action and the more I surround myself with obstacles. Whatever diminishes constraint, diminishes...
April 17th is National Haiku Day in the United States and the perfect day to talk about using Haiku as a part of a lesson on composing music. I thought it would be cute to add a Haiku to a...
Kids love bucket drumming! It’s rhythmic, energetic, and it can be accessible to kids of all age levels and abilities. There are some safety and classroom management issues when bucket drumming – but they can be solved! Getting the Stuff Teachers...
