2006 marks the 60th anniversary of the Midwest Clinic – an International Band and Orchestra Conference (www.midwestclinic.com). From its humble genesis as one-day event held at a Chicago YWCA to its present-day status as a five-day, multi-venue symposium, The Midwest Clinic has been consistent in its aim to expose music educators to effective teaching techniques, [...]
A new frontier for music educators is interactive Web-based instruction and assessment. Why? Because there aren’t enough hours in the day let alone class time to do all the great things music educators can accomplish. And now with music technology, it is possible to successfully augment your curriculum as well as cleverly assess all those [...]
One of the most distinctive (and potentially noisy!) components of a student band or orchestra, the brass section represents a uniquely rewarding and challenging aspect of a music director’s overall job. The French horn, tuba, trumpet, cornet, tenor horn, euphonium, flugelhorn, and trombone combine to provide a bold, vibrant element that is instrumental in defining [...]
