In Search of Excellence

By Karen Thickstun, NCTM | American Music Teacher, December/January 2007
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:48:01 -0800

How do we define excellence in our profession? Certainly high quality teaching and performing are major components. So is professionalism, which was discussed in a previous column (&lt;a href="https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/Business_Resources/Career_Development/Professionalism/2007_AS.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;"It's All Your Business: Towards a Higher Definition of Professionalism," August/September 2007 &lt;em&gt;AMT&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ). I would also include high levels of quality in the business aspects of our profession in this definition. With the season of resolutions upon us, I challenge us to seek a higher level of excellence in the business areas of our profession during the coming year.