August 2025 Arts Education Strategic Planning: The Ultimate Advocacy Tool By Laurie T. Schell bySBO Staff August 21, 2025
Maybe a True Story byThomas Palmatier August 20, 2023 0 SBO+: I get asked to present quite a few conducting workshops, especially for busy music educators who may not have...
Rehearsing the Marching Band byJon Bubbett August 20, 2023 0 Imagine having the chance to sit down with and pick the brains of thirteen of the most influential people in...
An All-American Delegation to Normandy bySBO Staff August 20, 2023 0 For many, June 6, 1944, may be recognized as one of the most significant dates in history when thousands of...
From Salsa to Service: Musician 2nd Class Cesar Pimental Ortiz bySBO Staff August 20, 2023 0 221115-A-MC125-1936 CARTAGENA, Colombia (Nov. 14, 2022) Musician 2nd Class Cesar Pimentel Ortiz, from Caguas, Puerto Rico, assigned to U.S. Fleet...
Taking the Fear Out of the Mystery – Part 2: An Approach to Sight Reading at Music Performance Assessment byJon Bubbett July 16, 2023 0 In part 1 of this series, we discussed some of the most important aspects of sight-reading. Namely, quality of sound...
Silent Practice byThomas Palmatier July 16, 2023 0 At this year’s NAMM show, many vendors had instruments or accessories that would enable musicians to practice without bothering neighbors...
What’s the Big Idea? byDr. Matthew Arau July 16, 2023 0 July is here and with the start of the school year just around the corner this is the perfect time...
Saxophone Tone Quality, Part Two July 16, 2023 0 In the first installment of this article, I discussed the importance of the reed and mouthpiece to produce a mature...
Teaching by Ear, Learning by Heart Creative Musical Arts at New England Conservatory – Part 1 July 16, 2023 0 I was fortunate to have been brought up in a musical environment that emphasized listening first. As a young Suzuki...
Mix-n-Match & Show-n-Tell: An Idea for Teaching Basic Music Terminology July 16, 2023 0 To keep our listeners’ attention, we must fill up our performances with expressive details like dynamics, tempo markings, and articulations. ...
Coast Guard Musician’s Work Transcends Boundaries July 16, 2023 0 Traveling more than 7,000 miles away from New London, Ct. to Chennai, India, Musician First Class (MU1) Meera Gudipati has...
What Just Happened? byDr. Matthew Arau June 12, 2023 0 Do you ever feel like you have been racing the clock, running on a hamster wheel, and working so hard...