Living in the northern Chicago suburbs, I’m a proud Chicago Cubs fan. And as I write this, they are poised...
You’ve been through five years of college. You’ve learned music theory, aural skills, music history, marching band techniques, brass, woodwind,...
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announced that Thom Hannum, University of Massachusetts Associate Director of the Minutemen Marching...
Reinforcing its longstanding commitment to music education, Yamaha Corporation of America has launched the Yamaha Master Educator Program, an exciting...
Things got pretty scary over the weekend as the Purdue All-American Marching Band's Halloween-inspired halftime spectacle spooked the crowd with...
It is early in the school year and enthusiasm is high among students and teachers. Having some time apart in...
In the September 2016 issue of School Band and Orchestra there appeared an article I wrote entitled “Practice Without Playing.”...
SBO Goes to Modern Band Rockfest and Symposium 2016
It all started with pins in a corkboard or tin soldiers on a tabletop or drafting tools and a blank...
In fall of 1953, my high school band director, Al G. Wright, began a lifelong impact and created a set...
Upbeats are one of the most important parts of rhythm yet time and again they create havoc in our performances....
The German (and Dutch) name for the bassoon is faggott, which literally means bundle of twigs. And for many band...
