March 2021

Student travel is returning, and we learned a lot from COVID-19 cancelations and disappointments. As you start to plan for...

One of the audio operations that many find initially confusing is compression. While you might be aware of what it...

This month, Lesley Schultz focuses on a book for groups that play level 3.5 music or higher, Advanced Techniques for...

In SBO's March issue, Dan Black details how he turned a no-in-person performance year into a winning learning scenario that...

My kids have been doing band in-person since getting back to school from the holiday break. They use masks and...

I am privileged to have a professional development relationship with several young musicians and educators (see my column in the...

How Children of Professional Musicians View the World Today Not all music educators teach in a band room, on the...

In 2006, Google purchased internet upstart YouTube, NASA launched its New Horizons probe aimed at Pluto, and in pop music...

This school year has forced both educators and students to adopt new methods for learning music, both at home and...

The YVN Model 3 Violin family is comprised of the YVN Model 3 and the YVN Model 3 three-quarter and...

Using many of the same design elements as the Buffet Crampon 400 Series professional saxophones, the 100 Series student saxophones...

In celebration of what would have been Armand Zildjian’s 100th birthday, the Avedis Zildjian Company will be releasing vintage cymbals...