How Finland became an education leader

Here’s an interesting story from Salon.com by David Sirota about the education system in Finland.  Interesting story and food for thought for sure: How has one industrialized country created one of the world’s most successful education systems in a way...

Students on Charlie Pikler

The following video consists of clips from Midwest Young Artists students recalling their experiences working with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Viola Charlie Pikler. Click to Download (right-click and choose ‘save as’…)

Top U.S. Music Schools

Michael Cameron from the University of Illinois recently passed along this list to me from uscollegeranking.org.  It’s interesting to see which of these schools I typically recommend–most of these schools have been longtime recommendations of mine for...

Hal Robinson plays orchestral excerpts

This video has been floating around for a long time in the libraries of bass students, and it looks like someone finally posted it on YouTube.  It really is a must-see if you haven’t checked it out before.  It features Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Bass Hal...