August 2025 Arts Education Strategic Planning: The Ultimate Advocacy Tool By Laurie T. Schell bySBO Staff August 21, 2025
Fabulous Middle School Band Rehearsal Techniques byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 The following is an article that encompasses middle school band rehearsal techniques, specifically how our staff at Waukee Middle School,...
Sharing the Podium: Enhancing Your Students’ Ensemble Experience byMike Lawson July 14, 2017 0 Think back to your K-12 years, and consider all of the math teachers you had – from who taught you...
From the Classroom to the Retailer, but Still in Education byMike Lawson July 14, 2017 0 I never thought I would do anything else but teach in a classroom, but events following the Recession of 2008...
Can An “Extreme” Rural High School Band Program Be Successful? byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 The first thing everyone wants to know is what exactly makes a rural high school “extreme."
Community Bands Return from Coast to Coast byMike Lawson June 19, 2017 0 It’s been a great ride: elementary school band playing for school assemblies, junior high school band with marching and a...
Step It Up! byMike Lawson June 19, 2017 0 Ideally, every band and orchestra teacher would like every child in their band and strings programs to own a quality...
The Best Things in Life Have Strings Attached: How to grow recruitment and ensure retention in your strings program byMike Lawson June 19, 2017 0 It reminded me of the movie Spartacus.
We Never Talk Anymore byMike Lawson May 13, 2017 0 Once upon a time, a music teacher had a really bad day.
On the way to musicianship in public school programs: Exploring the turf byMike Lawson May 12, 2017 0 This essay discusses introduction of Terry Riley's "In C" to urban middle school students as a vehicle for collaborative music-making.
So How Do I Learn More? bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 By John DeFerraro Over the course of this issue of Choral Director, we have laid the foundation for how you...
Accompanying: On and Off the Page bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 By Fred Bogert The other night I was providing the piano accompaniment for a combined choir that had gathered for...