Dulcimers help students swing into love of music
Walton-Verona Independent’s commitment to music education leads to national award.
A brand new band camp
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.
Making the most of a hometown musician’s gift
A country music star’s donation has given a shot in the arm to a once-struggling high school music program.
Beginning band for a beginning teacher
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 [...]
The sounds of summer
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.
Getting a Boston education
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 [...]
Music software makes band practice ‘like playing a video game’
Warren County band teachers find a way to make playing scales cool.