In my experience, most people share mixed experiences with ensemble or group musical sessions. I’ve heard grand and inspiring success stories and some depressing tales that made my heart sink. As I mention later, these stories, combined with my experiences in orchestras and group ensembles over the last decade, have greatly influenced the methodologies and principles I’ve folded into the core of our BMA String Orchestra.

God puts a “new song on our lips” for a reason

—music speaks, as Hans Christian Anderson said, when words fail.

Perhaps you want to see your kids flourishing more in their musical education all throughout the week.

Then again, perhaps that thought hasn’t occurred to you at all, but now you wonder, too:

What steps can you take towards that goal?

C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters makes it plain that temptations are subtle, and humans are vulnerable. A temptation will never call itself by its name in the moment, and man, in his weakness, will not guard his weak points.