Teaching Persistence

Teaching Persistence As a former high school band director, I often told my students that sometimes the last thing I taught them was music.  Life skills like teamwork and Persistence helped develop skills in them that they would use for the rest of their lives.  The...

Personal Standards

Personal Standards Teaching kids about Personal Standards may be one of the most important skills we can offer to them.  They must have a solid idea of where they stand with many events that they can become a part of without even realizing how quickly situations...

If only thinking

If Only Thinking As a kid growing up in South Dakota as a young musician, I remember if only I lived in New York, where there were lots more playing opportunities.  If only I lived nearer to a more prominent college. We get caught up in this If Only thinking so...