26 Kansas Students in the All-National Honor Ensembles
Thanksgiving weekend was a special time for 26 Kansas high school musicians as they took part in the NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles (ANHE) at Disney […]
Technology in a 1-to-1 High School Music Program
I teach Choral Music, Electronic Music and Musical Theatre at Dodge City High School. Each student at Dodge City High School (6A school) has a […]
Meet the 2017-18 KMEA All-State Orchestra Director!
All-State Orchestra Live Auditions are quickly approaching! They will be hosted at Lakewood Middle School in Salina on Saturday January 6. Only students who made […]
Advice from the Experts: Technology in the Classroom
Technology! It can be both a blessing and a curse for music teachers. Since the Tanglewood Symposium in 1967, MENC (and later NAfME) has listed […]
Meet the 2017-18 KMEA All-State Jazz Band Conductor!
Greetings jazz educators! I’m Gary Leopold, KMEA All-State Jazz Chair and I want to give you some basic information about the upcoming All-State Jazz Band […]
Meet the 2017-18 KMEA All-State 56A Band Conductor!
This year’s 56A All-State Band guest conductor is Dr. Emily Threinen. Threinen is currently the Director of Bands at the University of Minnesota School of […]
KBA Marching Festival
Kansas Bandmasters Association just completed their third year of the KBA Marching Festival and it was the largest festival we have hosted. A total of 22 […]
Teachers, Are You Helping or Hurting?
When working with students, it is easy for teachers to feel accomplished because they reached the end of their lesson plan for the day. […]
Social or Service? Tri-M Music Honor Society has a Place for You
“I’d love to start a Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter but I just don’t have the time.” This is a common challenge for music teachers […]
KMEA ADVO-ANGLE: From KMEA Advocacy
WHERE KMEA MUSIC ADVOCACY IS HEADED… I am very excited to announce that Kansas Music Educators Association has launched a new way to look at […]
