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Group Songwriting Strategies Part II: Nurturing Your Culture February 19, 2023 0 In the January SBO+ issue, I shared ideas for creating songs within a group setting. And while it is important...
I Want to Add Mariachi to My School’s Music Program. Where Do I Start? January 15, 2023 0 SBO+: This is the first in a series of articles about how to start a mariachi program from scratch, especially...
Teaching Great Guitar Classes – From Someone Who Has Been There! January 15, 2023 0 As a new band director, I quickly learned I was going to need to get comfortable with teaching instruments other...
Group Songwriting Strategies Part I: Building Songs January 15, 2023 0 Nothing is more incredible than watching students unlock their creativity and develop their musical voices in your classroom. Watching students...
Projects that Pop! Leveraging Student Creativity November 13, 2022 0 Since the inception of the music classroom over 100 years ago, the primary goal of most ensembles has been the...
Implementing Peer Mentoring in Modern Band Classrooms October 13, 2022 0 Peer mentoring seems like a simple concept but identifying ways it can be used practically in popular music education classrooms...
Why Letting Students Use Their Favorite Songs Helps Them Learn Faster August 2, 2022 0 Bringing in popular music your students love has been a hot-button topic for many music teachers. When I started teaching,...
Color-Coding for Confident Chording May 2, 2022 0 In 2017, I switched from teaching high school guitar and band classes to teaching elementary general music. I remember feeling...
Relinquishing Control: A Student-Centered Approach to Modern Band April 20, 2022 0 I am a product of the Miami-Dade County School System in Miami, Florida. I say that with pride, enthusiasm, and a...
Creative Limitations: Songwriting in the Music Classroom March 18, 2022 0 When faced with the freedom to write about whatever you want, it can be difficult to find the focus needed...
Strings and Modern Band February 23, 2022 0 There is a growing movement in the world of string education to rebrand strings as a full-fledged card-carrying member of...
Listen To This: Infusing Creativity into Music Exploration January 19, 2022 0 Listening to music is a huge part of life in the United States. In fact, a 2019 study by Statista...