It’s Not about Perfection; It’s about the Journey
Over my four decades of studying how to create an ensemble culture that results in consistent levels of excellence, I’ve focused more and more on […]
Articles by Steve Oare
How Can We Embrace New Teaching Strategies and Building-wide Initiatives?
By Kim Pfeiffer, Goddard Public Schools Today’s teachers are inundated with many new strategies, school wide initiatives and one size fits all solutions to the […]
Young Composers: Score for Success!
In the spirit of this year’s KMEA theme, “Mentoring New Teachers,” it seems appropriate to encourage all music educators, new and veteran, to consider mentoring […]
The Composer Diversity Database
For the last two years, my team and I have been building an online tool intended to help conductors, educators, and researchers find composers from […]
KSHSAA News
Welcome back to another exciting year of music education in Kansas! The KSHSAA and KMEA continue to collaborate to make music in Kansas one of […]
WSU Badge Courses for Music
Scholarships for Badge Courses are Now Available for Fall 2018! Wichita State University’s online Badge courses are designed for individuals looking to increase their knowledge […]
Why MCAs?: A primer on NAfME’s Model Cornerstone Assessments
Introduction A new year is in our midst and professional development certainly is focused on curriculum and new approaches for the upcoming school year. […]
Controlling Our Emotions in an Emotional Field
It’s a paradox that musicians must be simultaneously expressive but also completely in control of their emotions. In order to create a moving performance […]
Yamaha Band & Orchestral Publication SupportED Once Again Wins Prestigious 2018 Content Marketing Award
This article is sponsored by Yamaha Corporation. BUENA PARK, Calif. (July 31, 2018) – Yamaha SupportED, a magazine produced specifically for instrumental band and […]
