At Lake Worth Community High School in Florida, Dr. Tiffany Cox finds a way to provide access to music for young musicians, no matter the challenge.

One of the most effective actions we can take as music teachers is to seek an understanding of our entire school and community and not just our music program.

One of the challenges of being a band, orchestra, choir or general music teacher is how to manage everything in the classroom.

Within the mallet instrument family (marimba, orchestra bells, xylophone, vibraphone), the vibraphone or “vibes” is the newest member and the most unique.

Hello! My name is Aleah Fitzwater, and I am a licensed instrumental music educator. In this guest blog post, I want to share some tips on how to recruit, retain and captivate the students in your private lessons studio. Let’s go!

Music educators in rural settings face a unique set of challenges.

Mark Mallman is a Minneapolis-based songwriter, composer and performer. He’s written music for TV, has released eight albums, and his epic work, “Marathon III,” went on for 78 hours and spanned 576 pages of lyrics.

Claudia Taylor “Lady Bird” Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas, opened in 2008 as the seventh comprehensive high school in the North East Independent School District (NEISD).

After two years of teaching elementary general music, I was ready for a change, so I applied to a music education master’s program and for more band jobs.

Imagine training as a music educator while you’re still a senior in high school.

Music teachers are unique individuals, but they often share a few common traits.

In less than three weeks, the Ralls County R-II School District in Center, Missouri, more than doubled its beginning band program.

“Nerv-i-cited” is how my daughter describes the feeling of being simultaneously excited and nervous.

Ever since I can remember, I have been writing music. I premiered my first real composition, entitled “The Mysterious Island,” when I was 8 years old.

In the summer of 2018, I began my tenure as the director of bands at Shelby County High School (SCHS) in Columbiana, Alabama.

Yes, you read the title of this article correctly — please proceed with caution because this topic may offend most music teachers.

When I started at St. Michael’s Catholic Academyin Austin, Texas, about 10 years ago, I was faced with two challenges: low student program participation and school size.

Many students dream of becoming performers, but because it is so highly competitive, that world can be brutal and disheartening.

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a time when you were conducting on the podium and cued a much anticipated, exposed and important snare drum roll. What did it sound like?

I clearly remember the first time I heard – or rather, felt – a snare drum. It was during the annual Memorial Day parade in my hometown of Montville, Connecticut, and I was no more than 5 years old.