Chris Sanders, KORG Studio Sound Reinforcement Expert - After years around school installs, training, and support calls, one pattern stands out: strong results come from a few smart moves done in the right order.

Sharon Selinger, Band Program Director, Music Production Teacher, Digital Music Librarian at Pine Crest School, FL - When I think about great leaders, I think about the commitment they’ve made to do better, be better, and to keep on keeping on until they’re happy with the outcome. It’s that same perseverance, drive, and determination I’ve found in myself.

Dr. Jim Frankel, Founder and Director, MusicFirst - Every once in a while, I ask myself “What If?” questions. For me, this question spurs most of my creative thinking.

By Dr. Frank Machos, Vice President & Director of the Mann Center Institute for Creative Arts and Community Impact, Philadelphia, PA - The music that students create in many of today’s classrooms looks a lot more like the music they enjoy outside of it. For a long time, this wasn’t the case.

Michael Payen - Music Technology Teacher, Five Forks Middle School Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA - When students in grades 6 through 8 are assigned Music Technology as a connection class at my school, they often have questions about what that actually means.

Franklin J. Willis Director of Visual and Performing Arts, Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN - For more than a decade, my greatest joy was standing in front of a classroom of elementary music students, watching their eyes light up as they discovered their own musical gifts.