New Products November 2025 byTom Palmatier November 26, 2025 0 Make This Winter Wondrous with Festive String Orchestra Music Whether you're focused on programming winter, Christmas, and holiday concerts, or ...
Dip Your Toes In: Practical Eclectic Styles Skills for the Classical Musician bySBO+ Contributor November 25, 2025 0 By Lillian Green The following article sample was reprinted from American String Teacher, vol 73, issue 2 with permission from ...
Guitar Tricks for Tricky Chords bySBO+ Contributor November 25, 2025 0 By Dr. Scott Burstein If you have a guitar class or modern band that uses student-selected pop songs, there is ...
Three Characteristics of Leadership – Lessons for Music Teachers byTom Palmatier November 21, 2025 0 By Bill Humbert Every music teacher is a leader whether directing an ensemble, managing a rehearsal, or mentoring a student ...
Some Thoughts on Program Building Through Retention bySBO+ Contributor November 20, 2025 0 By Marcia Neel We all spend countless hours recruiting new students into our programs, yet retention—the piece that ensures those ...
The Ideal Choral Music Teacher: A Student Description bySBO+ Contributor November 17, 2025 0 By Lloyd P. Campbell This article is a reprint from Choral Journal, December 1978. View the original article online at ...
Keep Cool! bySBO+ Contributor November 18, 2025 0 By Dr. Matthew Arau Leadership is easy when everything is going your way. People are happy and moving toward accomplishing ...
Crafting a Creative Mindset for Band – Part 1 bySBO+ Contributor November 14, 2025 0 By Keith W. Hodgson SBO+: This is the first in a series of three articles. Enjoy! INTRODUCTION: What tools ...
The Rhythm Section Comes First! bySBO+ Contributor November 13, 2025 0 When I introduce new tunes to school Jazz Ensembles, I work the rhythm section FIRST! Everything the horns play will ...
Serving Colorado, Country, and the Classroom Through Music bySBO+ Contributor November 11, 2025 0 Chief Warrant Officer Kelsie McCallum, Colorado Army National Guard As a third-generation Army Soldier, service has always been woven into ...
Sousa-ABA Ostwald Winner Announced byTom Palmatier November 10, 2025 0 Co-sponsored by the John Philip Sousa Foundation and the American Bandmasters Association, this year’s winner is Concerto for Euphonium and ...