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Perspective: The Ecosystem of Music byMike Lawson January 21, 2014 0 Many of the readers who responded to the January 2014 survey on instrument rentals noted that the best way to ensure...
String Section: Diversity byMike Lawson December 16, 2013 0 Racial Diversity and the Symphony OrchestraDr. Aaron Dworkin of the Sphinx Organization.I have long been intrigued by the lack of...
From the Trenches: 2013 Holiday Wish List byMike Lawson December 16, 2013 0 My Annual Holiday Wish List for Santa Dear Santa,Bob Morrison.How are you? I hope you and the missus have had a...
End Note: The Great Suzuki Debate byMike Lawson November 19, 2013 0 Shinichi SuzukiAs SBO readers will have noticed by now, this publication recently began running a column, “String Section,” authored by...
UpFront Q&A: Marilyn Kesler, SAA byMike Lawson November 19, 2013 0 Today’s Suzuki Method: A Conversation with Marilyn Kesler of the Suzuki Association of the AmericasDecades before El Sistema thrust the...
String Section: Making Strings a Part of the Future byMike Lawson October 18, 2013 0 Innovative string curriculum at the University of Miami’s Frost School of MusicPerforming with the Frost School of Music's Opera program...
MAC Corner: Teaching is a Performing Art byMike Lawson October 18, 2013 0 Strategies for the instrumental music teacher from the Music Achievement CouncilTeaching is an art form. Great teachers are great artists....
End Note: Get Out and Play byMike Lawson October 17, 2013 0 One of the primary tenets of music and arts advocacy is getting the action out of the classroom and into...
String Section: A Microcosm of Creativity byMike Lawson September 19, 2013 0 The Mark O'Connor/Berklee Summer Strings Program as a model for creativityMark O'Connor with students and faculty at the 2013 O'Connor/Berklee...
From the Trenches: Cheating byMike Lawson September 19, 2013 0 When our leaders cheat, our students are cheated Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a...
Commentary: Electric Strings byMike Lawson September 16, 2013 0 Getting Your Feet Wet with Electric Instruments As repertoires of orchestras and educational ensembles have kept up with the times,...
Guest Ed: Strategies That Work byMike Lawson August 15, 2013 0 Simple Ways to Build and Promote Your BandWhen Kelly Middle School opened up in Springdale, Arkansas 18 years ago, 20...