Jeff, a junior-high band director from Lafayette, Indiana, led a spring concert as part of the Bernstein at 100 celebration featuring work by Leonard Bernstein (pronounced BERN-stine or ?bərnstʌɪn) as well as composer Elmer Bernstein (pronounced...
old-head n.— «A lot of old-heads, or upperclassmen, in the Marching Storm say they want to teach music or become band directors themselves.» —“Where the Game Is Just a Warm-Up for the Band” by Ben Ratliff in...
stand tune n.— «Then there are what band members and directors simply refer to as “stand tunes.” “They’re the songs that everyone in the stands knows,” said Garden Spot band member Julia Smith, 16, a three-year...