Musical Study Guides Support: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 Musicals are rich resources for learning in addition to being major forms of entertainment.
What We Know About Teaching Music Theory from 4 Million Drills byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 Finding Practical Solutions for Performance ProgramsAs a band, choir or orchestra director, it’s your job to get —and keep— kids...
And the Winners Are…. The PlayUSA 2019-20 Grants from Weill Music Institute of Carnegie Hall byMike Lawson August 2, 2019 0 PlayUSA announced its grant recipients for this next school year, 2019-20, on July 16. Seventeen recipients were named, including five...
Rhoda Bernard: Creating Resources and Opportunities for Students with Special Needs to Receive Arts Education byMike Lawson June 10, 2019 0 As director of the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs, Rhoda Bernard is training the next generation of...
Instrument of Hope: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s Response to Tragedy and Gun Violence byMike Lawson June 6, 2019 0 Art frequently finds its inspiration in the events of despair. The vast majority of these art works focus on the...
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole: Celebrating His Music and Birth Centennial bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 Celebrating His Music and Birth Centennial.
Percussion Ensembles Are A Hit! byMike Lawson May 8, 2019 0 The April SBO editor’s “Perspective” addressed the fact that the vast majority, perhaps 80%, of students are not involved in...
Learning Through Relaxing Music: Singer, Songwriter, and Teacher Barbara Milne Proves that Early Education Can Be Musical Education byMike Lawson May 8, 2019 0 Parents everywhere sing to their little children at bedtime. It’s a loving ritual that eases the transition from waking to...
The Orchestras of Afghan National Institute of Music: The challenge of re-establishing music, education, and performance in Afghanistan March 24, 2022 0 In a previous article, “School Music in Nepal,” I wrote about how, due to the lack of money, instruments, teachers,...
Hello Dolly! An Inderdisciplinary Approach bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 An interdisciplinary approach for using Hello, Dolly! that took place at a New Jersey high school.
Nashville Symphony and ALIAS violinist Zeneba Bowers Uses Her Talent and Voice to Inspire Young Musicians byMike Lawson January 10, 2019 0 “My family couldn’t afford violin lessons or a violin,” recalls Zeneba Bowers. “My elementary school gave me a free violin...
Rebuilding the Bands by the Bay byMike Lawson December 4, 2018 0 In September the North Bay Haven Charter Academy Marching Band and its auxiliary units brought home the first-ever regional first...