by Tim Lautzenheiser | Jul 9, 2017 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”Elizabeth Bibesco” pull=”normal”]Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.[/blockquote] The entire realm of leadership training has taken a dramatic shift over the past three decades or... 
by Tim Lautzenheiser | Jun 11, 2017 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”Joseph Fort Newton” ]We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us, how we can take it, what we can do with it––and that is what really counts in the end. How to take the raw... 
by Tim Lautzenheiser | May 9, 2017 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”James Whitcomb Riley” ]The most essential factor is persistence, the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.[/blockquote] We all want attention.... 
by Tim Lautzenheiser | Apr 7, 2017 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”” ]Ability is rated by what is finished, not what is started.[/blockquote] “Motivation—where can I buy some?” “They never seem to reach their full potential. Just one time I wish they would all give 100 percent.” “This year’s class has... 
by Seow Yibin | Mar 21, 2017 | Perspectives |
A reality check This month has been stressful for those involved in the Band SYF. As a band instructor, I have been thinking over about the value of SYF and the preparations for it – how does this whole journey help students to grow in band art and understand... 
by Tim Lautzenheiser | Mar 8, 2017 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”” ]You can’t do everything, but you can do something.[/blockquote] The title of this article should provoke some questions in your mind. Isn’t positive generally related with “happy,” “upbeat,” “fun,” or “not negative?” Although this is... 
by Tim Lautzenheiser | Feb 19, 2017 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”Mark Twain” ]Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear[/blockquote] When there is any conflict between or among people, it generally stems from a kind of behavior that “turns off” someone else. (Adults label it... 
by Keiichi Kurokawa | Feb 13, 2017 | Perspectives |
Preface In Japan, we have a monthly magazine called “Band Journal” published by Ongaku No Tomo Sha Corp. Every year, it publishes an analysis of set pieces for the All Japan Band Competition (AJBC) a few months before the competition. Similarly in this article, I’d... 
by Tim Lautzenheiser | Jan 19, 2017 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”Franklin D. Roosevelt” pull=”normal”]Happiness…lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.[/blockquote] To date, I have not met anyone who did not want to be successful in whatever he or she... 
by Tim Lautzenheiser | Dec 30, 2016 | Perspectives |
[blockquote author=”” ]Where I was is destroyed, where I am stands condemned, where I shall be is just now being built.[/blockquote] When we all have the potential to succeed at almost anything we choose, why do so few people attain a high...