Archives The ‘JustinGuitar Easy Guitar Songbook’ and Other Releases from Hal Leonard byMike Lawson March 12, 2021
Applying the Artistic Processes from the National Standards to Pandemic Teaching byMike Lawson December 3, 2020 0 Instrumental music looks different this year. When we focus on what we can’t do as compared to years past or...
Winter is Coming: Prepare Your Fleet! byMike Lawson December 3, 2020 0 If you are reading this in the Northern Hemisphere, then you know that aside from it being the most wonderful...
The Right Signal Level for Every Situation byMike Lawson December 3, 2020 0 A fundamental of clean audio is setting the right level so there are no overloads. It seems like such an...
Good Riddance to 2020 byMike Lawson December 3, 2020 0 Mercy, was the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade without marching bands just a big downer, or what? But I digress…
Why Band Students are Quitting … and What You Can Do About It byMike Lawson December 3, 2020 0 I recently ran an informal conversation in the Music Educators Creating Online Learning Facebook Group to ask teachers why they...
Make it the Most Wonderful Time of the Year byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 Regular readers of this column may recall seeing articles by a similar title in SBO Magazine in the December 2018...
The Ancient History of the Marimba to the Modern Day byMike Lawson December 3, 2020 0 The marimba could possibly be the oldest instrument on Earth. The exact year of its origin isn’t known, but it...
Tape Your Flute byMike Lawson December 3, 2020 0 “To avoid some confusion for beginning flute players’ finger position, I put a small piece of masking tape on the...