Hal Leonard Combines with Muse Group, Uniting Two Music-Content Leaders in a Shared Mission to Improve the Lives of Music Makers bySBO Staff December 4, 2023 0 The landmark deal brings together teams behind the world’s most iconic sheet music catalogs, the largest online musician communities, and...
Making the Changes: A Method for Music Educators and Burgeoning Jazz Improvisors September 10, 2023 0 SBO+: We are thrilled to announce a renewed partnership with JEN, the Jazz Education Network. Each month they will provide...
Ten Ways to Improve Communication with Your School Administration August 20, 2023 0 Since I began teaching in 1995, I have had the fortune to work for some tremendous administrators. Usually, what they...
The Street – A Brief History August 20, 2023 0 In the early 1960s, my group, The Lee Evans Trio (piano, bass, drums), played a roughly six-month gig atop the...
Virginia Arts Festival and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis bySBO Staff July 16, 2023 0 For many in the packed house at Norfolk Virginia’s Chrysler Hall on February 25, it was a great concert with...
Here’s One Time it’s OK for Your Jazz Band to be Square byMike Lawson July 16, 2023 0 When rehearsing your jazz ensemble, try setting them up in a box (square). This will allow them to hear each other...
A Music Business Primer for Songwriters and Composers May 11, 2023 0 As a music educator your passion for music is obvious, but what works and composers ignited a flame in you...
The Lies I Told Myself May 11, 2023 0 Self - talk is something we all do. We can be in denial about things we need to do differently,...
Jazz Festivals Can Supercharge Your Teaching byThomas Palmatier May 11, 2023 0 Great locations, terrific music, and heck, you may be able to write it off as professional development (repeat LOUDLY after...
Jazz Musicians Invited to Apply for 2023 John Stites Jazz Award bySBO Staff April 3, 2023 0 Awards from $5,000 – $25,000 for artistic development and jazz events Next Application Deadline is April 15, 2023 The John...
Getting Back into the Mallet Swing March 13, 2023 0 All of us have gone through periods in our lives when we have a hiatus from mallets. Many of us...
Want to Improve Manual Dexterity? It’s Magic! March 13, 2023 0 What do music and magic have in common? Both are entertaining and require skillful use of fingers, hands, wrists, and...