Commentary

There are many factors that we weigh when configuring our band’s seating arrangement. Some of them are classroom management-related decisions...

A new year is always a promising time when we can think about all of the ways we do what...

NAMM Foundation invites music teachers, college students studying music, and the entire music industry to join efforts to keep music...

It’s hard to believe that I am already sending my thirteenth issue of SBO to the printer since taking over...

As soon as I saw my students taking a nap outside the auditorium, I knew we were in trouble.

The look of my first piano book remains sharp in my memory.

This issue of SBO combines our College Search and Career Guide, along with our annual focus on percussion. I interviewed...

I grew up in a home with a grand piano. Although today a trim electric keyboard or other nifty digital...

I spent September 11th this year at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, listening to the Nashville Symphony performances of two very...

You know it when you see “it,” and when you don’t. A school that has “it” is different than one...

As I was driving my high school senior to school today, he was telling me that his garage band was...

Now for all you “macho” band directors out there, you may not be too impressed with a lot of “Mickey...