Developing a Culture of Musical Excellence byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 By Eliahu SussmanThe Foxborough (Mass.) High School music program, led by director Stephen Massey, features nationally renowned jazz and concert...
Electric Strings byMike Lawson January 11, 2013 0 Even though electric strings have been a key part of popular music for well over half a century at this...
Liz and Jon Handman byMike Lawson January 11, 2013 0 By Eliahu SussmanNew York’s Arlington Central School District covers a wide geographic area near the city of Poughkeepsie in the...
The Rosewood Forest: Chasing an Answer byMike Lawson January 11, 2013 0 For those of us who are percussionists, rosewood has always been the standard of sound and quality for marimba and...
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...
On the Beat with Mark Stone byMike Lawson November 15, 2012 0 By Eliahu SussmanPhotos by Jose A. FernandezA Southern California native, Mark Stone already had his sights set on running his...
Cincinnati Cinderellas bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 How a small Ohio choir in dire financial straits climbed the podium at the World Choir Games.
Felicia Warren-MacNaught of Mac Williams Middle School byMike Lawson September 12, 2012 0 By Eliahu SussmanFresh off a performance as one of the featured ensembles at the American School Band Directors Association’s annual...
Creating a Winning Marching Horn Line byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 By Tracy LeenmanWouldn’t it be great if your marching horns sounded as bold and as powerful as the horn line...
Balancing Tradition and Innovation byMike Lawson August 16, 2012 0 Daniel J. Farris is the director of athletic bands at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, where, among his many...
The College Marching Band as a Laboratory Ensemble byMike Lawson August 16, 2012 0 By Dr. Courtney SnyderMost music education students will never get opportunities to direct a marching band on their own until...