Beyond Methodology & Curriculum: What They Don’t Have Time to Teach You Before the First Year
Freshly graduated, newly employed in my first real, grown-up job, I was ready to take on the world in an inner-city middle school choral position. […]
Articles by Steve Oare
I have student leaders… Now what?
Each year, students are encouraged to involve themselves in leadership training courses in order to become a student leader in their high school band program. […]
Online Help For String Teachers
As string educators, we are always looking for ideas to help our students find success on their instruments. From workshops and clinics to collaboration with […]
Students and Faculty—Stronger Together
Music teachers seldom anticipate the opportunities that may come through students. Harnessing the passion and enthusiasm of our collegiate students to the experience and resources […]
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and What It Means for Music and Arts Education
What is it? A brief background In December of 2015, with bi-partisan support, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) thereby […]
Special Needs in the Music Classroom: Advice for Administrators
To best serve students with special needs in the music classroom there are many considerations that administrators should keep in mind to best serve not […]
THE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF SANTA CRUZ SIERRA [ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA JUVENIL] IN TWELVE QUESTIONS
The Youth Symphony Orchestra of Santa Cruz Sierra [Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil] (OSJ / SCZ) in Bolivia is a non-profit organization that serves mostly low-income students. […]
The Kansas Festival Rubrics: Clarity for Large and Small Ensembles
A number of years ago, the festival committee that I chair began the still ongoing process of writing new adjudication forms for high school festivals […]
Maximizing Rehearsal Efficiency: Getting by with Less Rehearsal Time
Reprinted with permission from the January 2017 issue of the Washington Music Educator Voice Introduction The topic of how much rehearsal time is necessary to […]
Advocacy for Kansas Music Education
Advocacy for music education, for your music program, has always been an important component of our jobs as music teachers. Stakeholders in our communities (children, […]
