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FROM THE DESK

From the Editor

Stephanie Bonitz, Editor
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Stephanie Bonitz, Editor
Welcome back! I hope your school year is off to a great start and your students are already making fantastic music. As you settle into the season, our Fall edition of the TRIAD is packed with practical ideas, fresh perspectives, and resources designed to support and energize your teaching at every grade level.

In this issue, you'll find:

  • Choral Pedagogy: Optimize secondary rehearsals using insights from educational neuroscience.
  • Early Childhood: Restructure listening activities to foster imagination and divergent thinking.
  • Modern Band: Explore ideas and options for seamless classroom implementation.
  • Classroom Management: Master practical, high-impact strategies to keep your room running smoothly.
  • Advocacy & Leadership: Learn methods to build strong administrative relationships and sustainable support for your program.

Don't miss “Hitting the Links” from our Director of Adjudications, Bill Thomas, where you can find more ways to explore the adjudicated event process and ways you can get involved.

Would you like to be a part of the next issue of TRIAD? There are multiple ways you can contribute and we’d love to hear from you!
  • Submit an article: Share a technique or project that has worked well for you! All areas can share articles so we have a diverse representation in TRIAD. You can include video clips, photos, and links to make your article even more effective and useful for our members.
  • Share your activities: Did you have a special event, guest, or concert? Share a few sentences and some photos or video clips so we can show each other all the exciting music making that is happening throughout the state! We will feature these entries in our “Teaching in Action” section.
  • Share your Photos: Using the same form as Share Your Activities you can simply share a photo (or several) of your groups – let us know what the group is and we can recognize your group in TRIAD. Please check that students in the photos have photo release permissions before submitting photos.
Lastly, we launched our blog, the TRIAD Tonic, last spring—check it out and be sure to subscribe! We hope you have a wonderful fall and don’t forget about the deadline for the winter issue of the TRIAD is November 30. Enjoy the read!
Stephanie Bonitz is the Director of Bands at Streetsboro City Schools. Currently in her nineteenth year of teaching, Mrs. Bonitz conducts the High School Band Program, Jazz Band, and Middle School Bands. She was the Director of Bands/Choirs and Fine Arts Department Chair at Mogadore Local Schools, prior to her appointment at Streetsboro.
Prior to her appointment as Editor of TRIAD, Stephanie served OMEA as the Board of Trustees State Secretary from 2023-2025, large group site host, music selection committee member, adjudicator, and District 6 President.