The National Federation of State High School Association’s (NFHS) Outstanding Music Educator Award recognizes high school or college band, choral or orchestral directors, supervisors, and […]
Happy Spring Semester! I hope that all of you have enjoyed the winter break and are staying warm! Just wanted to remind you all that the […]
Mindfulness. It is a word that many people have heard, a buzzword. Although the word is used frequently, its meaning of it is not often […]
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 […]
Reprinted with permission from the November, 2016 issue of High School Today by the National Federation of State High School Associations. By Steffen Parker, Williston, Vermont […]
Forrest Davidson was a 1993 inductee into the KMEA Hall of Fame for impact he made on choral music in Kansas. He received a BME […]
Matthew Borek, University of Illinois With the signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)[1], the era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was ushered […]
Greetings from the Northwest District. The new school year has begun and fall is in the air. Our district has started the audition season with […]
Steve Oare, KMR editor There is a parable that says one can’t put new wine in old wineskins. The new wine’s fermentation would burst the […]
