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After months of voting by SBO+ readers, the finalists are chosen. Voting is active now at https://sboplus.net/tca/. See the list...

The 2025 SBO+ Teachers’ Choice Awards (TCA) finalist ballot is now live! Educator readers of SBO+ are eligible to vote for products, companies, and...

By Tom Palmatier, SBO+ Editor-in-Chief This is an article no one ever wants to write. Last week, there was a...

 By Mike Lawson Celebrating its 25th anniversary, JodyJazz has grown from a one-man idea in New York City to one...

“Ready Sets” for Concert Band Excelcia Music Publishing and Wingert-Jones Publications unveil Ready Sets: Official Copies, Ready to Pass Out...

By Charlene Dell Reprinted from American String Teacher, vol 73, issue 4  with permission from ASTA and the authors.  In...

RECRUITMENT As you enter the school year and begin building your next class of beginning band students, work to make...

By Lisa Canning As music educators, we know the transformative power of music education. It enriches the lives of our...

When rehearsing, some eager students may excitedly push the tempo faster than marked. Nimble fingers and quick bowing can be...

By Kim Bruguier Recruiting students into beginning band is one of the most important, and often most challenging, responsibilities of...

By Tracy Heavner Introduction Before traveling to perform at a concert venue, there are steps all performers should take to...

By Patrick McGuire From ChorTeach with permission from ACDA What goes into making a “good” warm up? What are some...