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SBO+: In the March 2016 issue of SBO+, regular contributor Tom Merrill wrote a fantastic article about James Wells, one ...

The moment Py Kolb heard the roar of the crowd during his first marching band performance, he was hooked. Oddly ...

Collective Impact Collective Impact can help communities accomplish big things in arts education. The term “collective impact” has been associated ...

SBO+: I have had the great privilege of subbing for a terrific general music (K-5) teacher, Abigail Lantz at Wilmot ...

Anyone who stands in front of a group of musicians or at the front of a classroom has assumed the ...

How did I, a person of Colombian peasant heritage, end up in the U.S Air Force Band of the West? ...

For 26 years, the Virginia International Arts Festival has brought a star-studded cast of musical performers to the Hampton Roads ...

SBO: This is the second in a multi-part series by the esteemed music educator Richard Floyd, based on his book, ...

SBO: This is the final installment of four articles by leading composers for wind bands. The acclaimed composer and conductor ...

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For many musicians and singers, music is the pulse of life. Their hearts swell to the sound of lush melodies, ...