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Sight-Reading Contest Success and the Percussion SectionOne of the most daunting aspects of getting your band ready for contest is...

Preparing Young Timpanists It is late in the fall semester and marching season has just concluded. You hang up your whistle...

Tony Cox and the Mt. Juliet Band of GoldThe Mt. Juliet High School Drumline in costume for their Tin Man...

Today’s Suzuki Method: A Conversation with Marilyn Kesler of the Suzuki Association of the AmericasDecades before El Sistema thrust the...

Garret Mendelow wows the audience during the opening concert of PASIC, November 13, 2013.Thousands of percussionists have converged in Indianapolis...

Students of all ages are invited to compete for prizes by submitting original compositions using the cloud-based tools offered by...

It's not too late to enter SBO's 2014 Essay Scholarship Contest! For a chance at $10,000 in music scholarships and...

Maintaining and growing a high-caliber bandDavid Gorham, director of bands at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma.The Owasso High School...

Innovative string curriculum at the University of Miami’s  Frost School of MusicPerforming with the Frost School of Music's Opera program...

Strategies for the instrumental music teacher from the Music Achievement CouncilTeaching is an art form. Great teachers are great artists....

Shedding ScalesMost musicians are familiar with the expression for practicing known as “wood shedding,” or “shedding” for short. When I...

Developing a sustainable practice routine No matter if they are students, educators, or professionals, today’s musicians need to strive for...