From the Trenches: We Can Win! byMike Lawson October 18, 2006 0 The unimaginable became the unthinkable, the unthinkable became the unlikely, the unlikely became the uncertain, the uncertain became the possible,...
Alfred Watkins byMike Lawson June 1, 2003 0 At first, Lassiter (Marietta, Ga.) High School Band Director Alfred L. Watkins downplays his band’s recent travel plans – a...
Bruce Dinkins byMike Lawson May 1, 2003 0 When Bruce Dinkins moved 3,000 miles to become band director at Bowie High School in Austin, Texas, he went with...
UpClose: Wynton Marsalis byMike Lawson December 1, 2002 0 When Wynton Marsalis walks into the room, music begins to play. Actually, it’s spilling right out of his mouth, filling...
J.J. Pipitone byMike Lawson November 1, 2002 0 Photos by Jaime Carrero, Carrero Photography, Lewisville, Texas.The students in the Lewisville (Texas) High School marching band arrive at the...
Jo Ann Hood byMike Lawson September 1, 2002 0 Photos by Jim McGuire, McGuire Photography, Nashville, Tenn.Jo Ann Hood has taught music education for 30 years – every single...
Bave Bellis byMike Lawson June 1, 2002 0 Photos by David Huber, David Huber Photography, Worland, Wyo.When the Wyoming High School All State Marching Band passes through town,...
Eric Weirather byMike Lawson May 1, 2002 0 Photos by Becky Gemmell, Gemmell Photography, Vista, Calif.In the Warner Bros. video “Here Comes a Marching Band,” actor Dave Hood...
An Honorable Orchestra byMike Lawson January 1, 2002 0 The students in the W.T. Clements High School orchestra program are at the top of their class. Orchestra directorPenny Meitz,...