Essay Contest

Several thousand entries were submitted as students competed for ten $1,000 scholarships.

Congratulations to the 2018 SBO essay scholarship contest student winners and their school music programs!SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA and our...

"A Note To My Parents, I Love My School Music Program Because…" was the theme of SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA’S...

Thank You! To the thousands of educators and music students who participated in the 18th Annual SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA’S...

Thank You to all the students and music directors who participated and supported the 17th SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA Music...

SBO’s Scholarship Essay Contest: Celebrating sixteen years, 80,000 entries, and $320,000 in awards!

"Learning Music Is More Than A Class At School It Also…" was the theme of SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA'S 16TH annual...

Click to viewFifteen years ago SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRAlaunched a scholarship essay program designed to further support music education in...

How Does Your Music Class Prepare You For Life” was the theme of SBO’s 15th annual scholarship essay contents. Several...

"How Does Your Music Class Prepare You For Life” was the theme of SBO’s 15th Annual  scholarship essay contents.  Several...

We  thank all who participated in the 2015 SBO Essay Scholarship Program.   Winning students and their school music programs will...

SBO is proud to present the winners of the 2014 SBO Essay Scholarship ContestTwo students each from Illinois and Virginia were...