Are music’s biggest awards stuck in the past?
The Grammys awarded a female elementary music teacher the Music Educator Award; otherwise, the awards disappointed.
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Music & learning: Frederick All-County music festival
The Frederick County Public Schools All-County H.S. Music Festival is a prelude to Md. all-state performances in March.
Not as many Dunlap 5th graders play an instrument
Music teachers in a central IL community would like the board to reduce or eliminate an activity fee, at least for 4th graders.
4 years running, a day of service in Flossmoor
100s of volunteers fanned out across Chicago’s southland to mark a day of service and celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Brain shaped by native language and music
Our brains develop based on stimuli they receive, and some of that includes auditory stimuli, or sounds: music, language, other noises.
Band teacher out #MeToo at Downers Grove North
A longtime band director resigned at a suburban Chicago h.s. amid allegations of inappropriate behavior with students from 1996.
Santa comes to Baltimore in the mayor’s parade
It was a gorgeous day in Baltimore for the mayor’s Christmas Parade: 5 high school bands, more than a hundred participants.
Dulaney catches a star on the musical stage
Peter and the Starcatcher is a relatively new musical, esp. for high schools, and one in Maryland takes it to a new level.
Musical calendar for December in IL, Md.
A few musicals are still slated to take the stage in Md. and IL high schools as the 2017 calendar year draws to a close.
76 trombones possible in U-46 unified marching band
Maybe the biggest Thanksgiving band ever in Chicago, a combined group of student-musicians from IL’s 2nd-largest school dist.