August 2025 Colonel Bruce R. Pulver Leader & Commander, The United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own) bySBO Staff August 7, 2025
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...
Learning to Be Better, Do Better byThomas Palmatier October 9, 2021 0 Over the past year or two, many Americans have been forced to examine our nation’s struggle to treat all Americans...
Making Investments Where They Count byThomas Palmatier September 7, 2021 0 “Don’t pay attention to what people say is important to them. Look at where they put their resources to see...
Colonel’s Book Club – Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide byThomas Palmatier August 13, 2021 0 For those readers who may be new to Colonel’s Book Club, I try to review books I think would be...
The Importance of Culture to the Music Educator byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 Editor’s Note: A version of this article will be a chapter in a new curriculum guide to be published by...
Back to a Better Normal byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 As progress in vaccinating Americans continues and more of us return to in-person music instruction, there is talk in all...
“Our Band Doesn’t Play Loud Enough!” byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 After noting that "this is one phrase I have never heard any musician utter," Colonel (Ret.) Thomas Palmatier shares his...
Colonel’s Book Club, Edition 6 byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 This edition of Colonel’s Book Club features Richard Floyd’s 2015 book, “The Artistry of Teaching and Making Music,” with its...
Make Your Next Concert an Experience – Learn from the Mouse! byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 I am privileged to have a professional development relationship with several young musicians and educators (see my column in the...
Focus, Not Balance: How to Change Your Ensemble Sound to Ultra 3D byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 Many years ago, I heard the composer James Barnes talk about the Foreground, Midground, and Background of the music. It...
Colonel’s Book Club: ‘The Science of Learning: 77 Studies That Every Teacher Needs to Know’ byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 I can’t remember when I have been more enthusiastic about a book for educators than I am about “The Science...
Make it the Most Wonderful Time of the Year byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 Regular readers of this column may recall seeing articles by a similar title in SBO Magazine in the December 2018...