UpClose: Marin Alsop byMike Lawson September 19, 2013 0 Reinvigorating the Classical Art FormConductor Marin Alsop. Photo by Grant Leighton.Marin Alsop is the real deal. A MacArthur Fellowship “genius...
Dr. Ken Dye byMike Lawson August 15, 2013 0 Evolution Within a Historic ProgramDr. Ken Dye, director of bands at the University of Notre Dame. Photo by Heather Gollatz-Dukeman.The...
Ed Jacobi byMike Lawson June 21, 2013 0 A Life Changing Experience: Insight into One Band Program’s International Exchange.When planning a large-scale outing for a school music group, sometimes...
Michael Niedziejko byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 Over the past 19 years, Michael Niedziejko has steered the New Providence (New Jersey) High School marching band into remarkable...
UpClose: Richard McCready byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 A Glimpse into the Future of Music Education As technology shifts the world around us, long-accepted paradigms about how we communicate,...
2012 ’50 Directors Who Make a Difference’ Report byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 SBO’s 15th annual “50 Directors Who Make a Difference” report comes at a pivotal time for music education in the United...
Music and the Brain: Dalouge Smith and the SDYS byMike Lawson October 12, 2012 0 The San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is the home of an El Sistema-inspired youth orchestra program. Recently, the organization partnered...
An Introduction to Researching Music and the Brain byMike Lawson October 12, 2012 0 Part 1: An Introduction to Researching Music and the Brain Two pioneers in the field of researching how music impacts the brain...
Reportapalooza 2012 bySBO Staff July 30, 2012 0 A flurry of new studies and research reports unlock new and important knowledge of the status, condition, and impact of...
Willie Wright byMike Lawson July 10, 2012 0 With the plethora of opportunities available to young people these days, kids often feel that they have to choose between...
Finding the Pharyngeal Voice bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 A look at technical aspects of singing in popular music for both boys and girls.