Andy Soucy: The Dividends of Commitment byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 In the past 12 months, the more-than-300-member Londonderry (N.H.) High School Marching Band has traveled to China, marched at a...
Creating an Inspired Musical Experience: 21 Tips for Success at Festival byMike Lawson June 1, 2009 0 Performing at concert festival is an inspiring musical experience for both music students and conductors. Concert festival is more than...
Rehearsing Music: Nonverbal Cues, Body Language, and Facial Expression byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 Editor's Note: This is the second of a two-part feature. The first article, covering procedures, verbal cues, and pictorial imagery,...
A Commitment to Excellence byMike Lawson May 13, 2009 0 What exactly is it that makes a high school music program great? Is the success of a school's band or...
Earl McConnell, Jr. Carrying the Torch byMike Lawson March 27, 2009 0 In 1966, band director Earl McConnell, Sr. joined the faculty of East Fairmont High School in West Virginia. Known for...
To Educate and to Entertain byMike Lawson December 12, 2008 0 Colonel Michael J. Colburn and "The President's Own" The United States Marine Band has been in continuous existence since 1798....
Drumming Up a Generation of Experts byMike Lawson November 10, 2008 0 Richard T. Minnotte is the director of Percussion Studies for the Mt. Lebanon School District, located on the outskirts of...
Developing a Successful Middle School Percussion Ensemble byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 A percussion ensemble is a great vehicle for developing not only technique and musicianship in young percussionists, but also interest...
Tech Tools to Aid Student Performance byMike Lawson November 10, 2008 0 Technology may appear to be the one ingredient that can help us maximize instructional time, especially outside of class, but...
Making Band the Thing to Do byMike Lawson July 15, 2008 0 For the past 20 years, Susan Waters has made a career of building up band programs. Every middle school or...
Rhythmic Independence: The Missing Link in Sight-Reading Literacy bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 Understanding the complexities of simple and compound rhythms found in sight-reading is a huge undertaking for middle and high school...