Second Time Around

February 12, 2009

One of the age-old questions facing the music industry and a variety of education al organizations is what happens to student musicians after they finish high school. Some do go on to play in college bands, but only very small percentages continue to perform in other ensembles after college. It is quite unfortunate that the [...]

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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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Perspective: Global Access

December 12, 2006

The latest buzz in the business world was the recent sale of YouTube to Google for the princely sum of 1.65 billion dollars. This is quite an outlay for a company that has yet to turn a profit and which may have looming legal consequences. For those of you who are not familiar with YouTube, [...]

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