Unplanned Intermission: Secrets of a West Texas Band Director byMike Lawson October 1, 2018 0 It was the first school period after lunch when the door to the band hall opened and the student gathering...
Thoughts from a Beginning Band Director byMike Lawson August 3, 2018 0 This issue, I’m using this space to present correspondence from a middle school band director, Eric Combs, chronicling the journey...
New York Wind Ensemble Festival At Carnegie Hall byMike Lawson May 11, 2018 0 The full range of human emotions were present when the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School Wind Ensemble from Parkland, Florida...
Clarinet Reed Adjustment and Care byMike Lawson October 5, 2017 0 There are many significant benefits to being able to adjust and maintain clarinet reeds.
Finding the Perfect Flute at the Perfect Price byMike Lawson October 5, 2017 0 Have you ever tried to saw wood with a dull saw blade? Or tried to use a butter knife instead...
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...