Ray Cramer: Teaching – The Real Reality byMike Lawson June 21, 2007 0 I had the great fortune to visit Iowa and attend the most recent Iowa Bandmasters Association gathering in Des Moines. ...
Dr. Dave Fullmer: Building Bridges Through Music Ed byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 Timpview High School in Provo, Utah merits the notoriety it has received for musical excellence, having achieved superior ratings at ...
Arranging for Strings Part I – School and Amateur Ensembles byMike Lawson June 21, 2007 0 Arranging music for strings requires an awareness of the spacing of the harmonic series, a grasp of counterpoint (imitation and ...
Technology/Research Integrated Music Mastery byMike Lawson April 27, 2007 0 Learning to play with resonant tone, correct posture and hand position, accurate pitches and intonation, precise rhythms, and musical phrasing ...
Show me the Money byMike Lawson February 5, 2007 0 While grant writing can be quite a challenge, the payoff can be monumental. Just ask our panelists. These music educators ...
Shortcuts: Time Is A Barometer For Success, Part One of Four byMike Lawson January 5, 2007 0 Time is precious for a music educator. Within the academic school day, rehearsals, concerts, planning, research, teaching, tours, festivals, committees, ...
Breaking Through the Musical Ceiling byMike Lawson December 29, 2006 0 In the world of serious music one of the last bastions of male dominated functions is that of orchestral conductors. ...
Balanced Programs for Instrumental Teachers byMike Lawson December 29, 2006 0 In middle school and high school instrumental programs across the country, from the Midwest to the West Coast, instrumental departments ...
From the Trenches: Time to Revise the National Standards byMike Lawson December 11, 2006 0 The World Wide Web had yet to go mainstream; No eBay, no YouTube, no Amazon, no iPod. Apple was in ...
Searching For Inspiration byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 We all seek musical inspiration from different sources and occasionally it comes along even when we're not actively searching. It ...