Top 10 Qualities of an Effective Band or Orchestra Conductor byMike Lawson November 4, 2018 0 We all have had teachers we remember because they had an impact on us in some wonderful way in school.
Rehearsing a Marching Band Front Line Ensemble byMike Lawson November 4, 2018 0 I am going to discuss rehearsal techniques for training a mallet and percussion section in your marching band. Many of ...
Audition Now! byMike Lawson November 4, 2018 0 After honing those marching and playing skills during fall band programs, it’s time to join thousands of young performers in ...
How to Succeed at Your First (or Next!) Job byMike Lawson November 4, 2018 0 If you are (or are soon to be) a band or orchestra teacher, you may wonder what someone who spent ...
You Can Teach Percussion (Even if You Don’t Play) byMike Lawson November 4, 2018 0 I have always felt that percussion students can easily be overlooked, maybe because they are way back in the room, ...
Sousa in World War One byMike Lawson November 4, 2018 0 Of all the bandmasters active in 1917, it should come as no surprise that John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) would head ...
Starting A Music Booster Organization byMike Lawson November 4, 2018 0 School music booster organizations can be a tremendous asset to a school music program. These groups can also become a ...
Take My Money, Please byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 As editor of both Choral Director and School Band and Orchestra, I’m a pretty easy mark for kids coming around ...
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Receives $2.5 Million from Knight Foundation byMike Lawson November 2, 2018 0 The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has announced that it received a $2.5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
JEN Establishes Jamey Aebersold Endowed Scholarship byMike Lawson November 1, 2018 0 The Jazz Education Network (JEN) recently announced the establishment of the Jamey Aebersold Endowed Scholarship, which will be awarded annually ...
Pure Technologies’ Pure Tone Barrel Jack byMike Lawson November 1, 2018 0 The Pure Tone Barrel Jack is comprised entirely of highly-conductive copper and with greater surface area at all contact points.
‘Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Solos from Hal Leonard byMike Lawson October 29, 2018 0 Sean McGowan’s expertly arranged book Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Solos includes standard notation and tab for solo guitar for a dozen ...