SURVEY: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION METHODS byMike Lawson April 1, 2004 0 Unity. Without it, your music group would fall apart during performances. The clarinets would play two beats behind the trumpets....
How to Build a Percussion Ensemble byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 Involving your school percussionists in band and orchestra can sometimes be a difficult task. Certainly there is a great deal...
Winter Guard Opportunities byMike Lawson November 1, 2003 0 The conclusion of marching band season can leave a void in the lives of those percussion and auxiliary performers who...
SURVEY: SMALL ENSEMBLES byMike Lawson November 1, 2003 0 Orchestra, Concert Band and Marching Band are the staples of music education programs across the country, but small ensembles just...
Internet Licensing byMike Lawson November 1, 2003 0 Recent headlines have brought the use of music on the Internet to the forefront, particularly the 261 copyright infringement lawsuits...
UPCLOSE: MIKE BROWN byMike Lawson October 1, 2003 0 At Flower Mound (Texas) High School, which opened four years ago, the students in the concert band program have options....
UPCLOSE: MICHAEL PAYTON byMike Lawson September 1, 2003 0 By Jennifer H. McInerney Photos by Carol Cunningham, Cunningham Photography, Waianae, Hawaii.On New Year's Day, the 400 students in the...
Orchestrating a Successful First Concert byMike Lawson September 1, 2003 0 Does the thought of a beginning band concert conjure up aural images of colliding asteroids or a visit to the...
Momentous Marching Moments byMike Lawson August 1, 2003 0 Fans of college marching bands know just by watching the halftime show that the musicians on the field are talented,...
TEACHER PREP: BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASICS byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 This article is an excerpt from the book "Teaching Music at the Secondary Level: a Pedagogical and Curricular Guide," by...
UPCLOSE: THE MAGNITUDE OF MENTORSHIP byMike Lawson July 1, 2003 0 It's the first day of school for the 22-year-old music director, and it's also his first day on the job....
What Real Band Directors Use byMike Lawson July 1, 2003 0 This past year I was asked by MENC to respond to band director questions on the MENC Band Chat-Line. I...