Laura Mulligan Thomas: An Orchestral Oasis byMike Lawson January 23, 2012 0 By Eliahu SussmanLaura Mulligan Thomas considers herself fortunate, and it’s easy to see why. For starters, she is now in...
Inspiring Works for Beginning and Mid-level String Orchestras byMike Lawson January 23, 2012 0 Finding music that is educationally sound and inspires students to work hard and play well is a real challenge. Music...
El Sistema in the United States byMike Lawson January 23, 2012 0 Music education programs modeled after El Sistema, the Venezuelan movement of social empowerment through classical music, continue to multiply and...
Sound Advice from the Pitch byMike Lawson December 12, 2011 0 By Kenneth Wayne ThompsonIf you follow soccer, or football as it’s known around the world, the title of this article...
Play-Along Software byMike Lawson December 12, 2011 0 Play-along recordings have been motivating student practice since the 1950s with everything from simple piano accompaniments to full orchestras. In...
Barry Manilow – Changing Lives Through Music byMike Lawson December 12, 2011 0 After almost four decades in the spotlight, Barry Manilow has become a household name. His wildly successful career as a...
Upclose: Dream Team bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 This pair of Shrewsbury (Mass.) choral directors make compelling educational duets
Q&A: Catherine Connor-Moen bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 The highlight of the year for many school music programs, choral festivals represent a unique opportunity for students, educators, and...
Overcoming Weakness bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 When I first began teaching at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona five years ago, the plan was to build...
Percussion Lessons That Work byMike Lawson November 16, 2011 0 I am a musician who is a percussionist, plain and simple, and in that order. Yet, how I interact with my...
On the Beat: Peter Horton and the Trumbull Golden Eagles byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 Pride, attitude, and concentration. These are the tenets that were drilled into Peter Horton when he was a young musician...
An Adjudication System for Every Band byMike Lawson November 16, 2011 0 by George HopkinsAfter 23 years and close to 2,000 marching band competitions, the U.S. Scholastic Band Association of Allentown, Pa....