August 2023

As I solicited articles from music education leaders for this issue focusing on leadership in our profession, it occurred to...

SBO+: In this issue we discuss many aspects of leadership in successful music programs. One of these is parent leadership....

Many factors go into developing an effective student leadership team. The most important thing you can do is be an...

Listening and hearing are two different things. Hearing is involuntary and listening is voluntary. The student “hears” the birds, rain,...

With marching band in full swing, and beginning clarinet students on the horizon, August seems like a perfect month to...

Ask yourself. Can you imagine a compelling oratory void of pacing, inflection and nuance all purposed to deepen the meaning...

Since I began teaching in 1995, I have had the fortune to work for some tremendous administrators. Usually, what they...

In the early 1960s, my group, The Lee Evans Trio (piano, bass, drums), played a roughly six-month gig atop the...

RECRUITMENT TIPS Check in with your guidance counselors to ensure all the students you recruited last spring are indeed in...

SBO+: I get asked to present quite a few conducting workshops, especially for busy music educators who may not have...

I am interested in what we can do as a profession to address the musical needs and quality of lives of...