Band directors hate plastic instruments, but they serve their place. Of course, they'll never measure up to real brass instruments, and they are riddled with tuning issues. But they...
Posts by Zach VanderGraaff
Being stuck as a music teacher on a cart is no fun. I've taught in every situation imaginable, from the cafeteria to a portable to on a cart. One of the things I've learned is the...
The tub and the sousaphone are two of the most often-confused instruments in the band. No, I don't mean the players are confused (although, as a tuba player, I have to say this is also...
Xylophones are one of the best instruments for exploring pitch and melody with kids from ages 0 to 100! But there are a lot of junky ones out there. I'd know; I once spent all of my...
Have you recently attended a music education conference where you heard about a relatively new method called “Conversational Solfege”? Are you interested in attending CS training and...
I've noticed something over my years playing the tuba and teaching music: Most people don't recognize the difference between tuba and euphonium. I get where this confusion is coming...