Building Better Flutists byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 Throughout my years as a private flute teacher, I have addressed a wide variety of technical problems among my students....
From The Trenches: No Program is Safe byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 by Bob Morrison Why on earth do we need a "Music Director's Survival Guide?" I have never heard of a...
Percussion Section Management byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 Your percussionists probably represent the best-organized and best-behaved sections in your band, right?No? How odd, seeing as they are far...
Go East, Young Band! byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 Band and orchestra directors interested in a unique travel opportunity that incorporates musical, social, cultural, and educational experiences should consider...
Secondary Instruments in Middle School Bands byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 Whether your band’s instrumentation is stable or the periodic loss of players causes gaps in part coverage, there may be...
SURVEY: WOODWIND ENSEMBLES byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 Amongst the more popular instruments with students, woodwinds (of course) have their place in larger band and orchestral settings, but...
UpClose: Noe Sanchez byMike Lawson October 19, 2006 0 Spicing up Music Education through Mariachi The success of any music education program is predicated upon the ability to capture...
Up Close: Teaching “The Real Thing” byMike Lawson October 19, 2006 0 By Christian Wissmuller For the past 17 years, SarahFitzgerald has been a string orchestra teacher in Charleston County, South Carolina....
A Love Affair with Music: Vincent Macrina and the Brockton Band Program byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 From the late 1830s to the early twentieth century, Brockton, Massachusetts was known as Shoe City, with 135 footwear factories...
SBOUpfront: Planning a Performance bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 By Robert BrownAll conductors face the issue of planning for their next performance. I constantly mull over questions like "How...
Upfront: Winter Guard International byMike Lawson October 21, 2005 0 By DANIEL P. FYFFEI must admit, when I decided to enter my unit into indoor competition with Winter Guard International...
Up Close: Home School Bands byMike Lawson October 21, 2005 0 Home schooling is making a significant impact on education, with well over 1,000,000 American children engaged in formalized study at...