The contest and festival season is quickly approaching, demanding meticulous music selection for bands, orchestras, and choirs. Choosing the perfect pieces for your students is a task that can make or break their performance.
Power Up! Timpani Fundamentals for Beginning Percussionists
Timpani is often overlooked by band directors, especially at the middle school level, and can be intimidating for young students.
October 2023 Repertoire Update
In the last month, MakeMusic Cloud added 180 interactive tracks across 96 new publications. We also crossed a major milestone.
Top 9 Sight Reading Studio Tips
Sight Reading Studio is loaded with powerful features that make creating and practicing sight reading simple and easy. We’ve already covered some of the core music generation features, as well as the power of the Practice app, but now, let’s dive into some of our favorite tips and tricks for using Sight Reading Studio.
Power Up! Euphonium and Tuba Tone
As a band director whose primary instrument is trumpet, there were a lot of things that I took for granted when I started teaching low brass as a young teacher.
How a Growth Mindset Can Transform Your Practice
Ashlee is a verified Fons by MakeMusic provider. Fons is a studio management platform that offers a full suite of business tools for private music teachers.
Using S.M.A.R.T. Goals to Achieve Musical Excellence
Sam is a verified Fons by MakeMusic provider. Fons is a studio management platform that offers a full suite of business tools for private music teachers.
3 Steps to Mastering Memorization
Ashlee is a verified Fons by MakeMusic provider. Fons is a studio management platform that offers a full suite of business tools for private music teachers.
Power Up! Teaching and Correcting Flute Tone
Approaching flute tone early on, even on just the headjoint, will not only create more vibrant, clear sounds from your section but helps with projection and tuning.
Practicing Music with Sight Reading Studio
Sight reading is a critical skill to musical development, and is truly the key to unlocking your musical independence and potential.