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Studying music can lead to many exciting career possibilitiesBy the time you read this, most of the high school seniors in...

Four directors discuss the evolution of Summer Music Camp offerings in their areasOnce again, even as a harsh winter just...

Bringing Bach to the FutureA hundred years ago, you would be hard-pressed to find an orchestral concert program that did...

New music/arts standards will drive education for the next decade… or longerMusic leaders celebrate the release of the National Standards...

Teachers must take control of the future of their programsThese are trying times for music educators. Our state and local...

Trends and Tips on Instrument Rental ProgramsMusical instruments can be expensive, and this financial burden may be a significant hurdle...

Many of the readers who responded to the January 2014 survey on instrument rentals noted that the best way to ensure...

Racial Diversity and the Symphony OrchestraDr. Aaron Dworkin of the Sphinx Organization.I have long been intrigued by the lack of...

My Annual Holiday Wish List for Santa Dear Santa,Bob Morrison.How are you? I hope you and the missus have had a...

Shinichi SuzukiAs SBO readers will have noticed by now, this publication recently began running a column, “String Section,” authored by...

Today’s Suzuki Method: A Conversation with Marilyn Kesler of the Suzuki Association of the AmericasDecades before El Sistema thrust the...

Innovative string curriculum at the University of Miami’s  Frost School of MusicPerforming with the Frost School of Music's Opera program...