JamKazam Just May Save Ensembles in a Virtual Teaching World byMike Lawson September 2, 2020 0 JamKazam founder David Wilson was a band kid growing up. He started on trumpet then switched to euphonium. He raised...
On Returning to Band Class byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 We’ve had a failure of leadership on multiple levels. This crisis should be precedented, and it’s not. I should have...
TI:ME Teacher of the Year: Anne Fennell byMike Lawson July 15, 2020 0 Anne Fennell’s music education got off to a rocky start. “I wanted to play the flute, but the band director...
Finding Resources In Urban Denver: Priscilla Rahn Earns Mr. Holland’s Opus Grant for Middle Schoolers byMike Lawson July 15, 2020 0 Middle school music teacher Priscilla Rahn has practical tips for educators seeking resources for their students. Just a few ideas...
She’s Got The Power! Courtney Powers and her mission to keep music-making alive in quarantine byMike Lawson June 15, 2020 0 Around mid-March, South Philadelphia High School music director Courtney Powers had a vehicle so stuffed with instruments, you would have...
KHS America Academic Alliance Announces Sweepstakes Winner byMike Lawson June 11, 2020 0 KHS America congratulates Eden Prairie High School of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, for winning the Academic Alliance Quantum Mark II Sweepstakes.
Johnson Joins Conn-Selmer Marching Band Workshop Faculty byMike Lawson June 3, 2020 0 Scott Johnson, Blue Devils percussion arranger and caption head, has joined the Conn-Selmer Marching Band Workshop faculty.
Impact of Coronavirus on Music Programs and Events: Cancellations Cause Confusion and Disappointment byMike Lawson March 27, 2020 0 The role of the music director and staff at times is a combination of parent, mentor, counselor, priest, and best...
2020 Best Tools for Schools Awards byMike Lawson March 3, 2020 0 The winter NAMM show was held this year in January at the Anaheim Convention Center. The show is a chance...
The HONDA Battle of the Bands: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia January 25, 2020 byMike Lawson March 3, 2020 0 It starts quite simply with the auxiliary units strutting down the north sidelines and taking their positions facing that half...
Conn-Selmer Announces Second Annual CSI Workshop for the Marching Arts byMike Lawson March 2, 2020 0 Band directors can take their marching band to the next level by attending the second annual CSI Workshop for the...
Blair Callaway: SBO’s Georgia Director That Makes a Difference byMike Lawson February 6, 2020 0 “It being my hometown I felt I had to apply. I knew that I had the knowledge and experience that...