Specialty: Leadership
Refining Leadership: Being a Student Leader
Joel Denton writes on what leadership MODELs do and what it looks like to BE leadership rather than DO leadership.
Read More
3 Skills Your Student Leaders Need Right Now
Jeff Young identifies some of the most common needs of high school marching band directors and shares how those needs can be addressed at the Music for All Summer Symposium.
Read MoreNurture Your Section Leaders for Measurable Gains: Why every band should send students to the MFA Summer Symposium Marching band Division
Jeff Young writes on the benefits of sending your student leaders to the Music for All Summer Symposium – what they’ll learn, who will teach them, and more.
Read More
What to do when a student just doesn’t seem to care?
Everyone feels “off” sometimes. In this article, Fran Kick shares his tips for handling situations in which students seem to be having an “off” day.
Read MoreBringing more emotion to music by visually inspiring your mind’s eye
Fran Kick encourages readers to engage visual learning in the music classroom.
Read MoreAre you better today than you were yesterday?
Fran Kick shares methods for making sure that students are getting better each day on their journey toward self improvement.
Read More
What we believe when it comes to developing student leadership: What Do YOU Believe?
Fran Kick shares the beliefs of the Music for All Summer Symposium leadership program and encourages readers to identify and understand their own beliefs about leadership.
Read MoreEarly Lessons In Leadership
Fran Kick shares how our early experiences with leadership can set our frame of reference for life.
Read MoreWhat Makes Kids KICK IT IN and TAKE THE LEAD
Fran Kick writes on how different generations of students experience and portray leadership differently than those who came before them.
Read MoreKickin’ It In with words and action!
Fran Kick writes on the important roles that both words AND actions play in leadership.
Read MoreDeveloping the Self-Motivation to Kick It In….when you’re tired of the carrot and stick approach!
Fran Kick helps readers understand the meaning of “motivation,” the different kinds of motivation, and how to help students move away from a“what’s in it for me?” attitude.
Read MoreMusic Education in the 21st Century– Opportunity and Challenge
In this article from 2001, the late Dr. Sandy Feldstein writes on issues that are still relevant today – primarily, why and how to promote the value of music education in a world driven by “political issues.”
Read MoreThe Band Director as Leader, Part 2
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser shares some of his observations on what characteristics help band directors to be successful leaders.
Read MoreThe Band Director as Leader – Part 1
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser writes on the changing demands of modern band directors and explains the difference between an approach that “demands excellence” and one that “desires excellence.”
Read More- 1
- 2