This is it! Our boot camp has taken you through creating goals, building support within and outside of the school, and how to stay safe from budget cuts. But we’re not done. If you really want to ensure your program stays in the best possible shape, then pursue the following overlooked resources: . . . → Read More: Boot camp for Music Teachers! Step Four: Ideas to Take Your Program the Extra Mile 
“Music warms your heart… and it fires up your soul!” Paul Gleditsch
My friends Marybeth and Dick Seibert from Knob Hall Winery in Clear Spring, Maryland, held another successful Wine Down Friday recently with Trent Renshaw and Friends performing some great jazz tunes. This group hails from Western Maryland. Ken . . . → Read More: Trent Renshaw & Friends @ Wine Down Friday! 
In the face of school budget cuts, your program needs to be kept safe. Here are some key tactics to help guard what you’ve developed! 1. Team Up Join forces with organizations focused on maintaining quality school programs (e.g. the PTA). Together your voice will be better heard by the budget committee.
2. Speak . . . → Read More: Boot camp for Music Teachers! Step Three: Protect Your Program from Budget Cuts 
“Music warms your heart… and it fires up your soul!” Paul Gleditsch Dazzle Jazz Club (930 Lincoln St, Denver, CO) I have been on the road the last two weeks to San Francisco, Denver and back to Baltimore. Of course, along the way, I’m always on the lookout for opportunities to serve the . . . → Read More: Megan Burtt Merges Art & Music @ Dazzle! 
Ramp up your music program’s financial and volunteer support. Continuing our list of ideas, here are some ideas to better ensure your program’s success. A little extra sweat put into your program can have huge pay offs!
4. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks Showing appreciation to those who support your program is critical to . . . → Read More: Boot camp for Music Teachers! Step Two: Build Support for Your Program (Part Two) 
I understand that some of you have been wondering, “where in the world is Paul?,” the musical leader of Bring On the Music. Back in April, I accepted a 12 week consulting position in Hagerstown, Maryland with Volvo Powertrain. You see, for 20 years I’ve worked as a business consultant for lean supply chains. . . . → Read More: Where In The World Is Paul? 
Even the most financially supported music teachers understand – without a network of support, your program can’t be impactful. But who do you need to encourage/volunteer/support your kids? Here are some new ideas to better ensure your program’s success. Warning: This may be challenging. Ooo-rah! 1. Get More . . . → Read More: Boot Camp for Music Teachers! Step Two: Build Support for Your Program (Part One) 
Paul from Bring On The Music was out and about with a friend to attend a Blues Concert at the wonderful Knob Hall Winery. Mother nature cooperated with a beautiful day of no rain during the concert. Dick Seibert and his wife Mary Beth hosted the event at picturesque site in . . . → Read More: Music Spotlight: Blues at Knob Hall Winery! 
Take your program to the next level! It’s a fresh new school year. So here’s my newsletter series, geared to help teachers take their programs to the next level! Step One: Create Goals for Your Program to Achieve! Drop and give me goals! Ugh…program strategizing is like doing push-ups, we hate them, but . . . → Read More: Boot Camp for Music Teachers! Step One: Create Goals for Your Program to Achieve! 
Summer has wrapped up. So here are photos from the Music Alive! music camp in Lakewood, CO, sponsored by Bring on the Music. Music Alive was a Success! Five children at the camp had the chance to play music, thanks to Bring on the Music’s community! Your financial support provided the camp . . . → Read More: Five Children get to Play at Music Alive! |
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