Kansas Bandmasters Association: Virtual Conference 2020
Dear Kansas Band Directors, We are one week away from going live for the Kansas Bandmasters Virtual Convention! Register now to receive full access to […]
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Online Teaching Resources: Band, Choir, Orchestra, & Elementary!
Resources for Online Teaching Program Health Professional Development Yamaha Staff March 24, 2020 Updated 4/17/2020 at 1:48 p.m. PST During this trying and uncertain time, […]
The Neurological Value of a Competition
The Neurological Value of a Competition by Marina McLerran Editor, McLerran Journal Assistant Band Director, Center ISD, TX The dictionary defines competition as “the active demand […]
Middle School Tenors & Basses: Empowering Your Classroom!
Middle School Tenors & Basses: Empowering Your Classroom! by Dr. John B Wayman ~ Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education University of Texas at Arlington Working with […]
KSHSAA Fall 2019
Wow, the summer went fast! The older I get the faster they fly by…I hope everyone had a wonderful break and ready for the best […]
Imagining the Kodály-centered Instrumental Classroom
Reprinted with permission from the Oklahoma Music Journal, Fall 2017 Volume 24 #1. Have you ever really stopped to think about what a Kodály-centered instrumental […]
Music Educators: An Important Part of the Solution to the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
Reprinted with permission from the Utah Music Educators Journal, Fall 2018, Vol. 64, No. 2 Adolescence is a time of rapid physical, social, cognitive, and emotional […]
From Research to Practice: Support Middle School Boys Through the Voice Change and They Will Continue to Support our Choral Programs
Reprinted with permission from the fall 2018 issue of the Missouri School Music Magazine. Adolescence presents many challenges for students navigating through middle school. Choir […]
Meet the 2019 KCDA Treble Honor Choir Conductor
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Brandon Williams to direct the 2019 KCDA Treble Honor Choir. Dr. Williams is an assistant professor of choral music […]
Meet the 2019 KMEA ISW All-State 1234 Band Conductor
We are very pleased to introduce the 2019 Conductor of the 1234 State Honor Band, David Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer comes to us from Boston, although […]
