Musical Growth on a Michigan Island

Musical Growth on a Michigan Island

Jim Gibbons, Band Director at Oxford (Michigan) Community Schools, is no stranger to Mackinac Island. In fact, the educator of 21 years has been taking over 100 seventh- and eighth-grade band students to the yearly Mackinac Music Clinic by Brightspark Travel since...
When Real Life Becomes the Classroom

When Real Life Becomes the Classroom

When it comes to takeaways from student travel, Jeff Dodd, a music teacher at St. Augustine (Florida) High School, prioritizes real-life information and authentic experiences. That why Dodd—who’s been teaching everything from winter guard, to piano, to choir and...