Who’s the leader of the club…? byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 This month’s Perspective column is a salute to Tim Hill. It’s likely you don’t know Tim. But if you have...
Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back byMike Lawson February 13, 2017 0 Last year we were celebrating the end of “No Child Left Behind” and the new “ESSA” or Every Child Succeeds...
What a Difference a Director Makes byMike Lawson December 13, 2016 0 This is the 19th annual “50 Directors Who Make a Difference” issue of SBO. We were, once again, blown away...
Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right byMike Lawson November 12, 2016 0 You are likely reading this with our horrid election season behind us. May I say? Worst. Election. Season. Ever.
Fabulous Fundraising! byMike Lawson July 13, 2016 0 SBO takes a look at some of the hottest fundraising offerings from companies that help your music program raise the...
Rich Choir, Poor Choir, Politics Call the Tune bySBO Staff September 19, 2022 0 Can you imagine a school football team that still uses leather helmets and metal spiked cleats?
Perspective: Sound System Shopping Summertime Blues byMike Lawson May 9, 2016 0 Summer is upon us. This is when all that training as a musician I had as a kid gets put...
Perspective: Winter NAMM and the Best Tools for Schools… byMike Lawson March 7, 2016 0 I just returned from what I think was my twenty-something trip to Winter National Association of Music Manufacturers (NAMM) tradeshow....
Perspective:To Every Thing, There is a Season byMike Lawson February 5, 2016 0 As I look back on a good thirty years plus now in the music business in one form or another,...
Perspective: Another Year Older, and a New One’s Just Begun byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 A new year is always a promising time when we can think about all of the ways we do what...
The Times They Are A-Changin’ byMike Lawson August 14, 2015 0 It was a very busy month for me, starting out with a trip to Ft. Collins, CO to attend the...
Perspective: Perpetuating the Species, Survival of the Fittest, or Self-Preservation … byMike Lawson July 24, 2015 0 As I was putting this annual issue together, historically called the “Band Director’s Survival Guide,” it was obvious that this...