Encouraging Music Students to Practice
Encouraging Music Students to Practice Common Excuses and Complaints from Students and How to Address Them By NAfME Member Nancy Vanderslice Summer’s over, and the students are coming back to…
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An Audition Day Checklist for You and Your Brain
Saving Yourself from Yourself: An Audition Day Checklist for You and Your Brain By Doreen Fryling, Ed.D. Whether this is your first audition or your hundredth, you are probably a…
The Power of Solitude Through Music Instruction in Schools
A Lost Art: The Power of Solitude Through Music Instruction in Schools By Tony Mazzocchi Article originally posted on The Music Parents’ Guide As a public school music supervisor,…
Why Scheduling More Performances Will Save Your Child’s Musical Life (and Your Music Program)
Why Scheduling More Performances Will Save Your Child’s Musical Life (and Your Music Program) By Anthony Mazzocchi Article originally posted on The Music Parents’ Guide We are a few months…
Talent Doesn’t Grow on Trees . . . It Grows in Orchestra!
Motivating and Inspiring Students to Practice Using Fun and Creativity By Angela Harman If you had a tree in your classroom that represented student practice, and you were allowed to…
Maximize Your Practice Time Using the Rule of 10’s…
Maximize Your Practice Time Using the Rule of 10’s… BY DONNA SCHWARTZ Originally posted on Donna Schwartz Music: where music matters… How many times have you heard someone say…
A Beginning-of-Year Welcome Letter to New Music Parents
A Beginning-of-Year Welcome Letter to New Music Parents By Tony Mazzocchi Article originally posted on The Music Parents’ Guide Dear Parents: It is with great excitement that I welcome…
Ensemble Group Work Done Right
Group Work Done Right By Michael Pearson Original article on Hightop Maestro When studying the pros and cons of grading students on group work rather than individual achievement, perhaps…
Two Key Insights for Nailing That Audition
By: Donna Schwartz Original article on Donna Schwartz: Where Music Matters Having judged Solo Festivals for almost 15 years, I have witnessed some spectacular performances, and some heart-wrenching breakdowns. How…
