Music Educator Award™ Semifinalists Announced by The Recording Academy® and Grammy Museum® bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 25 Music Teachers From 24 Cities Across 16 States Have Been Selected A total of 25 music teachers, from 24 ...
KHS America Donates $100,000 in Instruments to Waverly, Tennessee School Bands Following Devastating Flooding bySBO Staff November 15, 2021 0 As recovery efforts in Humphreys County approach the three-month mark following devastating flooding that killed 20 and destroyed hundreds of ...
Alabama Music Industry Educators Association (AMIEA) Established bySBO Staff November 12, 2021 0 Alabama is overflowing with extraordinary artists and musical history creating a remarkable legacy that is world-renowned. The legendary ‘Swampers’ from ...
Sweetwater Moves into B&O November 12, 2021 0 The cost for entry into band is a daunting challenge for many students, and it sends those with parents willing to ...
Creating Forward Motion In Phrasing November 12, 2021 0 Instead of counting 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, count 2-3-4-1, 2-3-4-1. This helps push the music over the barline. Heather Hoefle Homewood SD ...
Keystones in Music Advocacy byLaurie Schell November 12, 2021 0 Photo by Andreas Schantl on Unsplash In the natural world, ecosystems may be as small as a tide pool or as vast as ...
Small Band Ideals for Leading Big Band September 25, 2022 0 In my teaching practice overall, I have alluded to the following five core learning values: whole-body, social, personalized, language-based, and ...
How to Use Reverb the Right Way – Part 1 November 12, 2021 0 One of the places that puts a mix immediately into the “amateur” category is the use of effects, especially reverb. ...
Burton Grip and Stevens Grip for Marimba November 12, 2021 0 I always encourage my students to be proficient in both the Stevens Grip and the Burton Grip. It’s a misconception that ...
Reimagining Tech in the Modern Band Classroom November 12, 2021 0 When you imagine what a modern band classroom looks like, you picture a music-making space where students have a hands-on ...
Colonel’s Book Club – Edition 8 – The Seven Dead Sins of Music Making byThomas Palmatier November 12, 2021 0 Another homerun! In the April 2021 issue of SBO magazine I reviewed Richard Floyd’s first book, The Artistry of Teaching ...