Tim Zeiss, band director at Murray High School (Murray Independent), has been named the 2022-2023 Kentucky Music Education Association (KMEA) High School Teacher of the Year.
Walton-Verona Independent’s commitment to music education leads to national award.
Members of the Johnson Central High School Marching Band entered their first week of band camp with some new instruments, thanks in part to a famous alumnus.
A country music star’s donation has given a shot in the arm to a once-struggling high school music program.
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov This was not the first time I have visited Auburn Elementary School. In 2013, I visited the Logan County school after it was named a National Blue Ribbon School. This time I was driving through the district and had some time to spare. It was near the end of the school day, so I followed a [...]
I live near a high school. Actually, right next to one. As the days led up to the beginning of the school year, I could hear the marching band practice while sitting on the porch. The music, muffled some by trees, has a peaceful sound, in a radio-on-in-the-background kind of way.
By Amy Wallot amy.wallot@education.ky.gov Tucked away in western Nelson County is Boston Elementary School. It serves about 300 kindergarten through 8th-grade students and was designated a Kentucky School of Highest-Performance for 2011-12. I stopped in for a visit to the school recently and saw a wide variety of learning. It was a fun visit highlighted with an unexpected activity during [...]
Warren County band teachers find a way to make playing scales cool.