December 2025 The Perfect Culmination: How One Violinist Found His Calling in the U.S. Air Force Strings bySBO+ Contributor December 19, 2025
Queer Identities in the Music Classroom June 12, 2021 0 Music educators are provided with the ability to select repertoire that is reflective of our students’ many identities. However, some...
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...
Arrangement Construction Kit bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 The melody of “Morning Has Broken” has a wonderful shape to it that makes it easy to learn and a...
The Hope of Singing bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 If there were ever a time when singers needed hope, the past year has been that time.
Essential Elements Interactive: The Powerful Assessment Tool for Everyone April 12, 2021 0 Hal Leonard’s Steve Smith details how the new Essential Elements Interactive (EEi) online music resource can provide powerful assessment opportunities.
Musical Orchestrators of Broadway’s Golden Era: Another Op’nin’, Another Show April 16, 2021 0 In SBO's April issue, Dr. Keith Mason reveals how instrumental music students can benefit from analyzing the work of Broadway...
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...
Seeing Beyond Our 2020 Vision April 16, 2021 0 Robert W. Smith takes a clear-eyed look at how teachers were required to re-invent music education this past year, and...
A Little Bit of Soul bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 As an arranger I love to combine elements of both cultures in various different ways.
Hypermobility in Middle School Band Students March 8, 2021 0 In SBO's March 2021 issue, Melissa Hatheway Lewis invites readers to discover how the Beighton Test can be used to...