New Mouthpieces from JodyJazz byMike Lawson January 14, 2020 0 The HR* CUSTOM DARK Tenor mouthpiece from JodyJazz offers more warmth, which comes from the company's proprietary “CHR” Chedeville Hard...
Like A Road, Leading Home… byMike Lawson January 10, 2020 0 This issue marks the beginning of my sixth year as editor of SBO, the end of my fifth, and a...
The 22nd Annual 50 Directors Who Make a Difference byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 School Band and Orchestra Magazine’s “50 Directors Who Make a Difference” report was compiled again having painstakingly reviewed hundreds of...
Defining the Difference byMike Lawson December 5, 2019 0 As this issue of School Band and Orchestra celebrates 50 Directors Who Make A Difference, it raises the question, “What...
John Wernega: Quinton Township School Music Director byMike Lawson December 5, 2019 0 Citrus Grove was my neighborhood school in Miami, Florida. Remember when you walked to school and carried your books in...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 Regular readers of this column may recall that in last December’s SBO issue, the title was “It’s the Most Wonderful...
Yamaha Sponsors 2019 BOA Grand National Championships in Support of Music Education byMike Lawson November 25, 2019 0 The 2019 Bands of America (BOA) Grand National Championships concluded on Saturday, November 16, with Yamaha leading the way as...
Band Directors to be Recognized in the 2021 Rose Parade byMike Lawson November 4, 2019 0 The Michael D. Sewell Memorial Foundation, based in Pickerington, Ohio, is planning to salute band directors with an animated float...
Row-Loff Productions 30th Anniversary: Three Decades of Fun with Drums byMike Lawson November 1, 2019 0 If you’ve ever been to the Texas MEA show, or Midwest Band Clinic, or other of the bigger state MEA...
Pre-Band Instruments: Opening New Opportunities for Everyone byMike Lawson October 28, 2019 0 Beginning band instructors spend a lot of their time at the end of the school year recruiting future ensemble members.
History Repeats: Florida’s Teacher of the Year, Dr. Dakeyan Chá Dré Graham, Directs the Band at His Alma Mater byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 When the Florida Department of Education chose its Teacher of the Year for 2019/2020, it could be seen not only...
A Driven, Meaningful Change to the Band byMike Lawson October 3, 2019 0 Change doesn’t come easy to a band director. If we are any good, we have an established routine, a formidable...