June 2025 Spinning My Wheels! Lamentations, Reflections, and Reset Plans of a Bewildered Choir Director bySBO Staff June 20, 2025
When We Teachers Walk Through the Door: New Teachers, Take Note January 8, 2024 0 As I was teaching a conducting lesson, we deconstructed the rehearsal segment the student had led in front of one...
Ask a Conductor November 26, 2023 0 SBO+: These ideas are equally applicable to all ensembles and general music classrooms. Question: My morale coming back from winter...
The Complexity of Singing October 15, 2023 0 Teaching and making music with a choir is a complex process. I would compare it with the playing of an...
Advocating for Students with Special Needs August 20, 2023 0 I am interested in what we can do as a profession to address the musical needs and quality of lives of...
Stronger When We Work Together July 16, 2023 0 “Today we’re going to start a group project…” Those are words dreaded by every type-A student. As a high school...
A Curious Thing, This Recurring Dream… June 11, 2023 0 A curious thing, this recurring dream that a good many choral directors admit to having. Yep, it’s that one where...
Teaching in an Urban Choral Classroom: A Discussion with Dr. G. Preston Wilson May 11, 2023 0 Male And Female Students Singing In Choir With Teacher At Performing Arts School Dr. G. Preston Wilson is the assistant...
K-12 Teaching: Resources and Inspiration April 2, 2023 0 Mary Svenvold, an outstanding Montana music educator, explains the pros and cons of teaching a K-12 position. “You teach kids...
Beg Borrow and Steal A Survival Guide for the Rural Choral Teacher March 13, 2023 0 Used with permission of the ACDA Northwest Division Newsletter In my teaching career I’ve had the opportunity to teach in...