If I Contact You in November, It’s Not Spam and I’m Not Selling Anything! Reply ASAP! byMike Lawson November 1, 2019 0 I can basically recycle this November editorial every year now, with a few modifications. The message is the same. So,...
Time to get those nominations in! byMike Lawson October 3, 2019 0 For over two decades now, SBO has honored an instrumental music educator, one from every state. The tradition continues, but...
How Fairview High School raises over $5k annually byMike Lawson August 29, 2019 0 The email from the local high school band booster parent in my small town outside of Nashville, Tennessee, Fairview High...
Top Seven Tips for First Year Teachers byMike Lawson August 2, 2019 0 This time of year, we have loads of fresh music teachers coming into their new classrooms for the first time....
The Great Gig in the Sky byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 Wow, summer is wrapping up! Some of you are back in school now, the rest of you are on your...
The Atlanta Music Project byMike Lawson July 5, 2019 0 In Atlanta, Georgia, the Atlanta Music Project, (AMP) is an opportunity for youth in the most under-served neighborhoods to learn,...
Making Music Is For All byMike Lawson July 5, 2019 0 It’s an exciting couple of months for the students involved in United Sound’s new drum corps program.
Another Way Tech is Important to Instrumental Students byMike Lawson June 6, 2019 0 It’s an Uber/InstaCart world we live in now. People can self-employ through apps for just about anything you can think...
Sometimes, there are no words… byMike Lawson May 8, 2019 0 This month, my editorial is this sparse set of photos of a trumpet made of the shell casings of the...
A Student-Centered Approach to Planning byMike Lawson April 10, 2019 0 Most music educators have a strong handle on both the music they participated in as students and the skills they...
Connecting the Storytelling Similarities in Music and Literature byMike Lawson April 10, 2019 0 Have you ever really thought about how connected music is with literature? Just think about the parallels that exist between...
Are Higher Ed Institutions Really Doing What’s Best for Music Education? Part 2 byMike Lawson April 10, 2019 0 In last month’s issue of SBO, I presented some data, observations, and opinions about the negative impact on music education...