The D’Addario Foundation Plans Additional Instrument Drive byMike Lawson July 20, 2018 0 Following the successful instrument drives at Ace Hotel properties in Chicago and Pittsburgh, the D’Addario Foundation and Hungry for Music have partnered with the Ace ...
BG Franck Bichon Introduces New Yoke Strap byMike Lawson July 17, 2018 0 BG Franck Bichon's new yoke strap for saxophones features the new BG metal snap hook, as well as the new ...
Roll Over Beethoven: Not Your Grandma’s Symphony Concert byMike Lawson July 17, 2018 0 Around the country, American orchestras are expanding their programming to include a variety of genres, styles, and formats beyond the ...
Surviving the Slow Months: Summers and the Private Lesson Studio byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 Let’s address some of the most common reasons that student levels plummet during the summer months and discuss some tips ...
Symphonic Youth byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 School in Miami, Florida generally ends in late May or early June, not to start again until after Labor Day.
Developing Discerning Ears: Why Playing Well Is Only Half the Job byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 From time to time I like to ask my students a simple, but thought-provoking question: “How do you detect mistakes ...
The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Band byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 The American Civil War created a need for musicians for service in each Union regiment.
What’s Your Story? byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 All of us are constantly called upon to defend our music programs. Demands for “metrics” and “deliverables” require us to ...
More Than You Can Chew and Even Harder to Swallow July 24, 2021 0 It was one of those moments where stubbornness and inexperience collided head on.
Drum Corps on the Big Screen Again in 2018: Behind the Scenes of DCI’s Movie Theater Broadcasts byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 Just as for the tour premiere on June 21 from Ford Field in Detroit, when Drum Corps International goes live ...
Sight-Reading Improvement 101 byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 Most teachers realize that most students would rather have their teeth pulled at the dentist rather than sight-read. But having ...
It’s all in the mind, ya know? byMike Lawson July 16, 2018 0 This issue we cover a lot of ground on orchestral music and performances, both by amazing youth programs, as well ...