It is one of those things that makes history, but nobody realizes it even happened. On Friday, December 10, 2010 the Army School of Music graduated its first 10-week course graduates. What is the significance of this event? Let me start at the beginning... 60 years ago in 1950, the Army agreed to combine with the Navy School of Music to produce our musicians cooperatively. The first class graduated in 1951. For six decades music training...read more

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Playing music for audiences is a fantastic experience for any musician. Performing music for U.S. Army Soldiers is both a patriotic honor and a privilege! Imagine using all your incredible skills, exceptional motivation and outstanding physical ability to deliver that music--now that is something to be proud of! Follow along as I describe two heroes of the First Cavalry Division. I delivered this speech at the Armed Forces School of Music earlier this year....read more

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Every so many years, and timed with budget cutbacks, military bands draw a certain level of scrutiny inside and outside the Department of Defense. The standard accusation is that bands do not warrant budget assets if they do not fall under bullets, bombs or bayonets; or do not fall under a medical budget to patch those who fall victim to BBB. Those who drag up the military bands theme will normally politicize the funding of bands as they neglect to describe what the military bands actually...read more

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