SURVEY: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION byMike Lawson April 1, 2003 0 The results are in: 57 percent of the directors who participated in SBO's recent survey on student recruitment and retention...
UPFRONT: BEGINNING FRENCH HORNS byMike Lawson April 1, 2003 0 Do you have trouble finding and keeping French horn players in your elementary or middle school band? Do you have...
UPCLOSE: STEPHEN MCCLARD byMike Lawson April 1, 2003 0 The students in the music technology class at Bolivar (Mo.) High School are building electric guitars - from scratch. Last...
REPORT: BAND AND ORCHESTRA ON A BUDGET byMike Lawson April 1, 2003 0 Based on responses gathered in SBO's fall Budgeting Survey, two points are abundantly clear: annual budgets for school bands and...
Learning to Rock at an Early Age byMike Lawson April 1, 2003 0 The cynical could paraphrase Mark Twain and say that everybody talks about the lack of music in our schools, but...
REPORT: SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS byMike Lawson March 1, 2003 0 For serious music students, June may mark the beginning of summer vacation, but it does not mean their musical education...
Working with a Jazz Clinician byMike Lawson March 1, 2003 0 A series of visits from professional Chicago-area musicians in high school is forever emblazoned on Dave Samuels’ mind. These visits...
Marcus Tsutakawa byMike Lawson January 1, 2003 0 A performance tour through parts of Europe. Joint concerts with Japanese ensembles at home and overseas. A clinic with faculty...
Are Grants Worth the Effort? byMike Lawson January 1, 2003 0 Even the most ambitious fundraising campaigns can sometimes leave a music program short. When that happens, music directors have another...
UpClose: Wynton Marsalis byMike Lawson December 1, 2002 0 When Wynton Marsalis walks into the room, music begins to play. Actually, it’s spilling right out of his mouth, filling...
Making Room for Music byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 In many school music departments, storage can be a stealth problem. Unless you had input in the initial design of...
An Alternative Christmas Program byMike Lawson November 1, 2002 0 Do you ever wish for a different kind of Christmas program? Are you concerned that your students may already be...