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May 2, 2022

A Culture of Excellence and Caring in the Southwest Dekalb High School Band

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May 2, 2022

How to Take Your Marching Band to the Next Level? It’s in the Roots!

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Apr 2, 2022

Music Education’s Greatest Threat

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Mar 18, 2022

Ryan Van Bibber – TI:ME’s 2022 Mike Kovins Teacher of the Year

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Nov 12, 2021

Sweetwater Moves into B&O

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Oct 9, 2021

UpClose: Bob Morrison in Conversation with Dr. James Weaver and Dr. Mark Spede – Where Do We Go From Here?

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Sep 6, 2021

The Role of the Youth Symphony Orchestra

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Jul 10, 2021

UpClose: Doug Brasell on All National Music’s Robert W. Smith Music Festival

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Jun 12, 2021

Dr. Shayna Stahl Makes Wildcat History

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Apr 26, 2021

Up Close: Eric Whitacre

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Apr 7, 2021

Virtual and Reality: Q&A with Eric Whitacre

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Mar 19, 2021

RealTime Audio Box Pro Tested, and It Works!

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Feb 12, 2021

Hal Leonard, Over 70 Years Later: A print publisher’s perspective on moving online

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Feb 6, 2021

Deezle: Drum Major to Super-Producer

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Oct 21, 2020

Dr. Jim Frankel

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Oct 2, 2020

See The Director, Sir! Remembering Dr. Al G. Wright on his passing at 104 years of age

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Feb 17, 2020

Sing and Rejoice!

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Nov 22, 2019

Barbershop Goes to School: The Quinton Township School Music/Choral Program

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