This is the start of an exciting journey for me- my first year of teaching!

I am fortunate to have the wonderful opportunity to work in Fargo Public Schools in Fargo, ND as a middle school band teacher.  I teach brass, percussion, and clarinet sectional lessons, in addition to sixth grade, eighth grade and jazz bands.

One of the greatest benefits to working in a large school district is the chance to learn from other veteran educators.  So many teachers, administrators, and school staff have offered me their time and expertise if I ever have questions or concerns.

I will continue to blog about my experiences as a new teacher, but for a while I have been hoping for more collaboration within the blog world of music education.  I am happy to announce that my friends and colleagues, Andrew Beard and Neal Raskin, will be joining the "Music Education for All" blog.

My philosophy of "Music Education for All" was never intended to showcase wind band-only related ideas, rather this is my own area of concentration.  Andrew Beard will be able to contribute ideas that are more geared for choral music, and Neal Raskin will be able to contribute the ideas and opinions of a senior music education major.

We look forward to sharing and collaborating in the year to come!
-Dan Leeman