Archives Martin Audio Wpm System Elevates Acoustic Experience at Historic Jacob’spillow Dance Festival by July 27, 2026
Jupiter, Mapex and Majestic Expand Partnership with River City Rhythm by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 KHS America, home of Jupiter Winds, Mapex Drums, and Majestic Percussion in the U.S., has announced the extension and expansion...
Melissa Salguero: 2018 Grammy Music Educator of the Year by Mike Lawson March 24, 2022 0 What better way for one to have their work validated than by being nominated by one’s community for an award...
Worldstrides OnStage Programs Heritage Festival by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 Between mid-March and the end of April, school music groups from around the country travel to central Florida to take...
76 Trombones!: Applying for the Big Parades by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 It was pouring rain and cold, especially for Miami, as the band waited to start the Orange Bowl New Year’s...
A Performance They Will Always Remember by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 Attendees at the 2017 Midwest Clinic experienced a unique performance this past December.
The Importance of Our Ancestry by Mike Lawson July 24, 2021 0 A story was relayed to me by a band director friend. She was at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, and...
Auditioning for a Drum and Bugle Corps Front Line Ensemble by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 Drum and Bugle Corps is an amazing activity for the development of mallet players.
They Don’t Pay You Enough…. by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 As I write this, thousands of teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky have marched on their state capitals demanding an increase...
Always Reaching Higher – DCI Brings More in 2018 by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 Spring has sprung at Drum Corps International! Corps are in high creative mode putting together new shows for the upcoming...
What Was an Audition Like with Gilmore? by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 One Sunday morning in February 1892, young Herbert L. Clarke (1867- 1945), upon prompting from his brother Ernest, auditioned for...
Commentary: Using Chorales to Teach Intonation, Articulation, and Phrasing by Mike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 If you’re like me, you’re busy preparing literature with your band for contests and festivals. And, if you’re like me,...
String Section: Humor and Creativity in Classical Music by Mike Lawson April 6, 2018 0 I have noticed an increased acceptance (in and aside from the classical musician’s professional world) of artists with classical training...