Traveling Through a State of Fear

June 1, 2009

It seems like our country has gone from one crisis to the next during the past ten years, from terrorism fears after 9/11 to the economic turmoil on Wall Street, and even the recent panic about the swine flu. Unfortunately, each of these events has made it more difficult to arrange student band trips. Parents, [...]

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Hawaii’s Musical Paradise

June 4, 2008

The most successful school music programs share a few common ingredients: support from the community and administration; strong and well-established feeder schools; and perhaps most importantly, a creative director, tireless in his or her devotion to providing the best possible experience for the program’s students. Indeed, when speaking with Moanalua High School band director Elden [...]

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