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This year’s NAMM Show hosted over 62,000 attendees, welcoming 16,000 more visitors than last year. Alongside the rise of attendees...

I recently returned from the American Bandmasters Association (ABA) annual convention, this time held in Washington, D.C. If you’re not familiar...

Be an Unapologetic Advocate! As a director of a music program, it can often feel like you show up each...

Mark Rohwer is the director of fine arts for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX). He was previously...

SBO+: This is part 3 in a series of articles by faculty members of the NEC who share their tips...

I am often asked to provide strategies for teaching students with differences and disabilities. To me, it is more important that...

When playing in the altissimo register, the most important factors are tongue position, air stream and the ability to hear...

A native of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Musician First Class Marcus Flores auditioned and was selected for assignment to the U.S....

The journey from a novice to a skilled musician is paved not just with practice and passion, but also with...

Peer mentoring seems like a simple enough concept but identifying ways it can manifest itself practically in popular music education...

SBO+: Well-known author and frequent SBO+ contributor Harvey Rachlin provides this article on the important role music plays in developing...

A key aspect of all music programs is recruitment and retention. We are often pressured to “fill the seats,” but...