Perspective

The year 2020 marks a special anniversary for a couple of organizations near and dear to me – namely, Technology...

This issue marks the beginning of my sixth year as editor of SBO, the end of my fifth, and a...

We are now officially entering the second decade of the twenty-first century. That is a little mind-blowing, but it is...

Our collective goal as musicians is to make music - to communicate musical intent through our instrument. Simple, right? For...

I can basically recycle this November editorial every year now, with a few modifications. The message is the same. So,...

For over two decades now, SBO has honored an instrumental music educator, one from every state. The tradition continues, but...

The email from the local high school band booster parent in my small town outside of Nashville, Tennessee, Fairview High...

This time of year, we have loads of fresh music teachers coming into their new classrooms for the first time....

Wow, summer is wrapping up! Some of you are back in school now, the rest of you are on your...

In Atlanta, Georgia, the Atlanta Music Project, (AMP) is an opportunity for youth in the most under-served neighborhoods to learn,...

It’s an exciting couple of months for the students involved in United Sound’s new drum corps program.

It’s an Uber/InstaCart world we live in now. People can self-employ through apps for just about anything you can think...