SBO NAMM Product of the Day: Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Concert Band byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 Alfred Music Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band...
The Modern Mellow Music Makers: Woodwinds byMike Lawson October 7, 2016 0 Until electronics, woodwinds were the new guys on the block! The make-up of the modern symphony, symphonic and concert bands...
Up Close: Al G. Wright – Purdue University Band Director Emeritus Turns 100! byMike Lawson August 15, 2016 0 In fall of 1953, my high school band director, Al G. Wright, began a lifelong impact and created a set...
The Band Director’s Survival Guide byMike Lawson July 13, 2016 0 To many the idea of a band director having adversity or challenges may seem absurd.
Techniques: Demystifying Trombone Legato A Simple Approach byMike Lawson March 7, 2016 0 The development of legato articulation is one of the most vexing problems encountered by both beginning and advanced trombonists. While...
UpClose: A Talk with Donald Hunsberger and Mark Davis Scatterday, Conductors of Frederick Fennell’s Legendary Eastman Wind Ensemble. byMike Lawson August 14, 2015 0 The Eastman Wind Ensemble is America’s leading wind ensemble. Its core of about 50 performers includes undergraduate and graduate students...
Survival Tip One – Who Moved My Band Director? Suggestions for Accepting Change byMike Lawson July 24, 2015 0 Congratulations! You’ve been a hot shot your whole life. Going to music school wasn’t the question, which instrument you were...
Encouraging Composition in the Secondary Instrumental Ensemble byMike Lawson January 26, 2015 0 A Conversation with Alabama’s Prodigy Composer and ConductorMusic is often cited as one of the few avenues through which students...
UpClose: Julie Bounds byMike Lawson November 23, 2014 0 Building A Band Worth Being A Part Of Things are moving in the right direction for the Santa Teresa High School Band...
Guest Editorial: Honor Bands byMike Lawson September 17, 2014 0 Organizing an Honor BandDr. Michael Buck conducts the NE Minnesota Band Directors Association 2014 9-10 Honor Band.Honor bands are a rewarding...
UpFront: WGI Winds byMike Lawson September 17, 2014 0 Winter Guard International (WGI) is well known for hosting a series of competitive performance opportunities for winter guard and percussion...
Repertoire Review: August, 2014 byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 This installment of concert band repertoire reviews features music in a range of difficulty levels by John Kinyon, Larry Daehn,...