Perspective

In June, I was privileged to spend time working with talented young musicians at a band camp. They nervously filed...

In this issue of SBO we feature a unique perspective on the role of travel in a music program. Tom...

We’re pleased to bring you the first in a multi-part series looking at trends in the wind orchestra compiled by...

Some friends of mine expressed what a leap it must be to dive into the publishing world after such a...

One of my favorite jazz tunes is “Giant Steps” performed by John Coltrane. In my college years, I spent countless...

Publisher Mike Lawson It has been an immense honor to have served as editor of SBO Magazine since 2014. I...

Mike Lawson This begins my eighth year at the helm of SBO Magazine, and soon we will make some more...

Musician/Publisher Mike Lawson photographed by Michael Weintrob for the Instrument Head collection I eagerly sat through all eight hours of “Get...

The old saying, “The only constant in life is change” is swinging into action with SBO under my new ownership, mostly a shuffling...

I’m from an era, and Title 1 schools, where music participation was a great expense, a luxury, and in some...

Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Mike Lawson It is hard to make plans these days, isn’t it? I’m so ready to make them, but...

Musician/Publisher Mike Lawson photographed by Michael Weintrob for the Instrument Head collection The mood among the music educators and related...