What’s NOT Happening This Summer byMike Lawson June 15, 2020 0 Summer usually brings many fun learning opportunities for student musicians that might include day camps, resident summer camps, and travel...
Not Since World War II… byMike Lawson April 30, 2020 0 “Before this year’s district conventions, we had not cancelled an in-person event of this size since World War II! We...
Ready When You Are! How to Plan and Organize Your Performance Trip When the Coast is Clear byMike Lawson April 30, 2020 0 As you sit in your home, sheltering in place while your kids and students practice with their instruments in a...
Helping Music Educators Teach Online in the Age of Covid-19: The Music Industry Steps Up to Support Music Teachers byMike Lawson March 27, 2020 0 Whether we like it or not, we are now in the Covid-19 era – a global pandemic that will likely...
The HONDA Battle of the Bands: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia January 25, 2020 byMike Lawson March 3, 2020 0 It starts quite simply with the auxiliary units strutting down the north sidelines and taking their positions facing that half...
Disney Songs in the Curriculum: The Bare Necessities bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 Disney songs can be powerful in the music curriculum. They are rich resources that can enliven learning, contain powerful messages...
Three Unique Choirs Whose Praises We Sing bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 Have you ever stopped to think about the many different types of choirs and choruses that exist? Here are three...
Pro Tips for Getting Grants! bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 Here are some hot tips (and some NOT tips) from someone who’s won half a BILLION (with a B!) dollars...
Music and the 16 Habits of Mind: Persisting and More bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 The 16 Habits of Mind can be used to enhance mastery of music concepts, techniques and skills.
Blair Callaway: SBO’s Georgia Director That Makes a Difference byMike Lawson February 6, 2020 0 “It being my hometown I felt I had to apply. I knew that I had the knowledge and experience that...
Pro Tips for Getting Grants! byMike Lawson February 6, 2020 0 Need a grant for your super-cool music ed (or other) program? Here are some hot tips (and some NOT tips)...
St. Olaf College Instrumental Music Programs byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 At many schools, at almost every level, the image of their instrumental organizations, bands and orchestras, overshadows their vocal programs.