November 2025 The Ideal Choral Music Teacher: A Student Description bySBO+ Contributor November 17, 2025
When We Teachers Walk Through the Door: New Teachers, Take Note January 8, 2024 0 As I was teaching a conducting lesson, we deconstructed the rehearsal segment the student had led in front of one...
Do Kids Need Stage Makeup? byMary Gray January 8, 2024 0 If you’ve ever wondered if young actors really need to wear makeup on stage, the short answer is yes. The...
Ask a Conductor November 26, 2023 0 SBO+: These ideas are equally applicable to all ensembles and general music classrooms. Question: My morale coming back from winter...
The Complexity of Singing October 15, 2023 0 Teaching and making music with a choir is a complex process. I would compare it with the playing of an...
Advocating for Students with Special Needs August 20, 2023 0 I am interested in what we can do as a profession to address the musical needs and quality of lives of...
Stronger When We Work Together July 16, 2023 0 “Today we’re going to start a group project…” Those are words dreaded by every type-A student. As a high school...
Basic Tips For Young Actors byMary Gray July 16, 2023 0 People may think acting is easy and anyone can do it, but in fact it is a skill that takes...
Rehearsing with Kids and Teens byMary Gray June 12, 2023 0 In a typical adult rehearsal for a musical, the actors are told rehearsals are twice a week from 8 to...
A Curious Thing, This Recurring Dream… June 11, 2023 0 A curious thing, this recurring dream that a good many choral directors admit to having. Yep, it’s that one where...
Teaching in an Urban Choral Classroom: A Discussion with Dr. G. Preston Wilson May 11, 2023 0 Male And Female Students Singing In Choir With Teacher At Performing Arts School Dr. G. Preston Wilson is the assistant...
Managing Props for Your Theatrical Production byMary Gray April 2, 2023 0 There are two types of props (or properties): hand props and set props. The hand props are carried on and...
K-12 Teaching: Resources and Inspiration April 2, 2023 0 Mary Svenvold, an outstanding Montana music educator, explains the pros and cons of teaching a K-12 position. “You teach kids...