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Sometimes the best tools for music educators really are the simplest ones. Last night, while interviewing Jamin Hoffman, a brilliant music educator from Wis...


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Conducting the Ridgewood High School COncert Band @ Lincoln Center - 1993

If you want to understand the health of a music program at any school, don’t t start with the concert. Start with the rehearsal schedule. Time is the foundation of everything in m...


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One of the biggest challenges in launching a Modern Band program is not student interest. It is structure. It might also be the fact that most music educators were either never trained on how to actually teach a modern band, let alone actually play in one while they were in school. Like any formal p...


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I was recently asked at a family gathering over the holidays about the true potential of AI in education and whether or not its been overhyped. I’ve read a LOT about this exact topic, and I’m starting to develop a clearer idea of where this is all heading. Here’s my perspective at the start of 2026:...


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Every January 1st, we get a little cultural holiday that does not involve confetti or gym memberships. It is called Public Domain Day. On January 1, 2026, th...


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