In that slow period between the end of one school year and the start of another, you may begin to think about long-term plans for your students, be it proposing an equipment upgrade for your classroom, starting a new after-school activity, or getting students out of the classroom to participate in field trips or music festivals. Each can turn into …

As summer break is coming to a close, we’re excited to get back into Music Alive and the upcoming 2017-18 season. As you’ve been getting ready for the back to school season, so have we in getting the October 2017 issue ready for your classrooms! To kick off this season, our feature stories in the October issue will cover two …

As you prepare to head back to school—and we prepare to publish the new season of Music Alive!—we thought we’d send along a few ideas for making this the best school year ever. So here’s a brief summary of what you can expect to see from Music Alive! this season, along with three short stories and a listening list you …