David Carbone byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 A successful high school Marching Band program can outstrip the traditional scope of most other “academic programs.” Particularly in smaller...
Secondary Instruments in Middle School Bands byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 Whether your band’s instrumentation is stable or the periodic loss of players causes gaps in part coverage, there may be...
Excerpts from the Winning Essays byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 In our June issue, School Band and Orchestra announced the winners of the 2004 Scholarship Essay Contest. Each of the...
SBOReport: Mouthpieces & Reeds byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 By Lindsey Berthiaume Every band director wants to improve the sound of his or her reed section for timber, control,...
SBO Report: Writing & Arranging byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 By Vince Corozine (ASCAP) The ability to write simplified parts or to edit existing parts that are too demanding for...
Surviving the Percussion Section byMike Lawson October 21, 2006 0 A Drummer’s Thoughts: The sun glints through the band room windows. Spring has finally arrived and what I would give...
Up Close: Teaching “The Real Thing” byMike Lawson October 19, 2006 0 By Christian Wissmuller For the past 17 years, SarahFitzgerald has been a string orchestra teacher in Charleston County, South Carolina....
SBOSurvey: Fundraising byMike Lawson October 18, 2006 0 SBOSurvey: Fundraising All music educators want the best for their program and their students, but very few are lucky enough...
From the Trenches: We Can Win! byMike Lawson October 18, 2006 0 The unimaginable became the unthinkable, the unthinkable became the unlikely, the unlikely became the uncertain, the uncertain became the possible,...
Music Literacy Applications byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 A new frontier for music educators is interactive Web-based instruction and assessment. Why? Because there aren't enough hours in the...
Brass Instruments byMike Lawson September 1, 2006 0 One of the most distinctive (and potentially noisy!) components of a student band or orchestra, the brass section represents a...
Web Development for Music Educators pt 4 byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 A new frontier for music educators is interactive Web-based instruction and assessment. Why? Because there aren't enough hours in the...