Choral
Is Wind Band’s Moment Finally Here?
I spent the first weekend of May 2019 in the usual annual place: Band Geek Nirvana.
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The Benefits of Being a Little Nerdy
In the April/May 2018 issue of Choral Director, SBO’s sister magazine, I wrote a piece entitled “The Importance of Our Ancestry,” which…
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History of the Joliet Township High School Band: Part Five — “Community”
Last month, we shared the challenges of changing times and community. In our final installment, we share the legacy that continues through…
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History of the Joliet Township High School Band Part Four—“Challenges and Successes”
Last month, we shared how the Joliet program maintains their long tradition. This month, we discuss the challenges of changing times and…
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How to Compare Tour Offerings
There are many companies offering student tours….so how do you choose?
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History of the Joliet Township High School Band – Part Three: “Making It Happen”
Last month we continued the history of the Joliet Township program and its influences.
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History of the Joliet Township High School Band Part Two: “A Sound Tradition”
Last month we introduced you to the directors of the Joliet Township High School band, and the lineage that links the present…
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History of the Joliet Township High School Band Part One — “Family”
It all started with a pig. It was somewhere around 1895, and a 14-year old farm teen in Jackson Township, Illinois wanted…
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Bid Should Be a Four-Letter Word
As a travel planner, it’s the phrase I always dreaded hearing on the other end of the phone: “The school makes me…
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Because of a Music Trip
My whole life started because of a music trip. Wait...that sounds worse than it is. What I mean is that so many…
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