Charles Slater | May 14, 2013

As I write these words, we are no more than a few days away from the hundredth anniversary of one of the great events in musical history. May 29, 1913 was the date of the first performance of Igor Stravinsky’s…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Classical Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music | No Comments »
Tags: concert band, concert programming, Music education, music student, music teacher, NAfME, Orchestra

Doug McComas | April 12, 2013

When I was young, I remember saving my allowance up until I had enough to purchase that new LP I wanted.  For those of you too young to know what “LP” is, it stands for “long play” and differentiated between…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music, Sound Techniques, Studio teacher | 1 Comment »
Tags:

Luana Marler | January 22, 2013

As a musician and a person who deals with both the music business and the deaf world, I assumed as many do that students with hearing loss would never hear, understand or appreciate music.

Fortunately, as I began talking with fellow…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classical Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music, Sacred Music, Studio teacher | No Comments »
Tags: advocacy, choral music, concert band, General Music, Music education, music student, music teacher, NAfME, Orchestra, sacred music, sheet music, Vocal Music

Mandy Kubik | December 31, 2012

The world of popular music comprises some pretty volatile terrain.  What seems fresh and exciting one moment is old news the next.  We hear stories from music directors and private teachers about how students are begging to perform the latest hit…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music, Sacred Music, Studio teacher | No Comments »
Tags: 2012, J W Pepper, music directors, music teachers, Popular Music, sheet music, Top hits

Karen DeSimone | December 13, 2012

Holiday traditions, while unique in their own right, are what bind us together as a culture.  During the month of December during the hustle and bustle of shopping, eating and entertaining, we all seem to have one main goal:  to…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music | No Comments »
Tags: Christmas, culture, Hanukkah, Holidays, Kwanzaa, multi-cultural, tradition

Jen Tolnay | November 27, 2012

When tourists visit southern California, their itinerary will more than likely include must-see sights and trips to Disneyland, Hollywood and one of the many beaches that typify Los Angeles.  However, there is growing speculation that making a trip to Pepper…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music, Sacred Music, Studio teacher | No Comments »
Tags: concert programming, customer service, General Music, Music education, sheet music

Paul Smith | November 8, 2012

Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

• On November 11, 1918, the fighting for World War I actually

…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music, Sacred Music, Sound Techniques, Studio teacher | No Comments »
Tags: advocacy, Casual Musician, choral music, Christian music, concert band, General Music, J W Pepper, Marching Band, music, Music education, music student, music teacher, NAfME, Pepper music, sacred music, sheet music, Vocal Music

Karen DeSimone | November 2, 2012

A baseball game;  John Phillip Sousa;  hot apple pie;  the Fourth of July;  Red, White & Blue;  and expressing what’s important to YOU – all of which makes us Americans!   As Americans, we are fortunate to live in a free democratic society…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music, Sacred Music, Sound Techniques, Studio teacher | 1 Comment »
Tags: 2012, election day, John Phillip Sousa, November 6th, vote

Mandy Kubik | October 30, 2012

Halloween is the time of year where many of our fears and phobias come to life.  Haunted houses, hay rides and corn mazes can be found in nearly every city.  Horror movies dominate network TV.  And let’s not forget to…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music, Studio teacher | No Comments »
Tags: fears, Halloween, music, Phobias, Popular Music, sheet music

Colin MacCarthy | October 25, 2012

In the second part of this series we learned more of the Pepper lore with KISS.  In this final segment, we give a complete list of the “Pepper-connected” songs and our final thoughts.  We hope you have enjoyed this series with…

Share on Facebook

Category: Casual Musician, Choral & Vocal Music, Classroom Music, College & Pro Level, Instrumental Music, Sound Techniques, Studio teacher | No Comments »
Tags: Casual Musician, choral music, concert band, General Music, J W Pepper, music, Music education, music student, music teacher, Pepper music, Recording