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 […]
Advice from the Experts: Winter Concert Planning
Kansas is blessed with great music teachers from around the state who have a great deal of wisdom and advice they can share with peers. […]
BASIC FACTORS INFLUENCING SAXOPHONE TONE QUALITY: A BRIEF DISCUSSION
There is no question that the overriding consideration that influences tone quality is the model of tone consciously or unconsciously held in the mind’s ear. […]
Advice From the Experts: Motivation Part 2 – Motivation in the Music Classroom
Kansas is blessed with great music teachers from around the state who have a great deal of wisdom and advice they can share with peers. […]
Advice From the Experts: Motivation Part 1 – Recruitment & Retention in the Music Classroom
Kansas is blessed with great music teachers from around the state who have a great deal of wisdom and advice they can share with peers. […]
