Commentary

Robert W. Smith takes a clear-eyed look at how teachers were required to re-invent music education this past year, and...

One a Penny, Two a Penny...

As an arranger I love to combine elements of both cultures in various different ways.

In SBO's March 2021 issue, Melissa Hatheway Lewis invites readers to discover how the Beighton Test can be used to...

I am privileged to have a professional development relationship with several young musicians and educators (see my column in the...

How Children of Professional Musicians View the World Today Not all music educators teach in a band room, on the...

In 2006, Google purchased internet upstart YouTube, NASA launched its New Horizons probe aimed at Pluto, and in pop music...

This school year has forced both educators and students to adopt new methods for learning music, both at home and...

In addition to dealing with school budget cuts and how to teach kids remotely and/or in person during this pandemic,...

Chances are good that if you’re a choral director, you already have a choice selection of canons in your bag...

Many years ago, I heard the composer James Barnes talk about the Foreground, Midground, and Background of the music. It...

Reinforcement, Reinforcement, Reinforcement!Wouldn’t it be easier if we had signs that we could hold up in front of our students...