Commentary

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...

Strategies for the instrumental music teacher from the Music Achievement CouncilTeaching is an art form. Great teachers are great artists....

One of the primary tenets of music and arts advocacy is getting the action out of the classroom and into...

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...

When our leaders cheat, our students are cheated Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a...

Simple Ways to Build and Promote Your BandWhen Kelly Middle School opened up in Springdale, Arkansas 18 years ago, 20...