Hal Leonard, Over 70 Years Later: A print publisher’s perspective on moving online byMike Lawson January 18, 2021 0 Music educators will probably always remember the exact day and time in March of 2020 when they were told they...
Dear Santa byMike Lawson January 31, 2021 0 What the #$%@ was that? 2020 will certainly be a memorable year for many things…. not many of them are...
Fall Classes During COVID-19 byMike Lawson January 31, 2021 0 It all started with a viral photo. Anger, fear, confusion, and hopelessness swirled when Georgia high school sophomore Hannah Watters...
JackTrip Foundation’s Push for Realtime Online Performance byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 The past couple of issues I have printed stories about companies rushing to fill a need that sprung forth last...
Jim Stephenson: Composing His Future byMike Lawson July 15, 2020 0 Last fall, Hal Leonard and composer Jim Stephenson made a deal that would have shocked him decades ago: Stephenson agreed...
TI:ME Teacher of the Year: Anne Fennell byMike Lawson July 15, 2020 0 Anne Fennell’s music education got off to a rocky start. “I wanted to play the flute, but the band director...
Finding Resources In Urban Denver: Priscilla Rahn Earns Mr. Holland’s Opus Grant for Middle Schoolers byMike Lawson July 15, 2020 0 Middle school music teacher Priscilla Rahn has practical tips for educators seeking resources for their students. Just a few ideas...
Openers and Closers for Beginner Band byMike Lawson June 15, 2020 0 Administrators who evaluate performance-based music classes may not be musicians, but they often expect us to conform to the flow...
Our New Reality byMike Lawson June 15, 2020 0 Most of us have been locked down now for more than two months. Many of you have been working diligently...
She’s Got The Power! Courtney Powers and her mission to keep music-making alive in quarantine byMike Lawson June 15, 2020 0 Around mid-March, South Philadelphia High School music director Courtney Powers had a vehicle so stuffed with instruments, you would have...
What’s NOT Happening This Summer byMike Lawson June 15, 2020 0 Summer usually brings many fun learning opportunities for student musicians that might include day camps, resident summer camps, and travel...
Not Since World War II… byMike Lawson April 30, 2020 0 “Before this year’s district conventions, we had not cancelled an in-person event of this size since World War II! We...