Up Close: Chad Smith, Growing Up in the Band byMike Lawson November 11, 2015 0 Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith comes from a solid middle-class, Midwest background, and like thousands reading this story...
UpClose: David Wish, music education revolutionary? byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 To some traditionalists in school music and band programs, David Wish is a dangerous man meddling with how music has...
Music Technology Lesson Planning byMike Lawson October 22, 2015 0 Music technology provides endless possibilities for musical instruction, and school systems all over the country are integrating technology courses into...
Six Decades of School Music at Disney byMike Lawson September 19, 2022 0 The Magic of Disney is at the heart of the creation and ongoing growth and management of its Disney Performing...
2015 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest Winners byMike Lawson July 24, 2015 0 How Does Your Music Class Prepare You For Life” was the theme of SBO’s 15th annual scholarship essay contents. Several...
UpClose: Justin Barr Is Getting the Band Back Together byMike Lawson June 11, 2015 0 Two years ago in Fairview, TN, a small town suburb 35 miles west of Nashville, the Fairview High School band...
Up Close with Will Kuhn byMike Lawson May 19, 2015 0 Ohio's Award-Winning, Pioneering High School Music Technology Educator Will Kuhn teaches music technology at Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Ohio,...
D’Addario Woodwinds Reed Production byMike Lawson May 18, 2015 0 Editor’s Note: We hope you enjoy this first installment of our new feature column in SBO, “Meet Your Makers,” where...
Alternate Fingerings for Saxophone byMike Lawson May 18, 2015 0 To the beginning student, the saxophone can be both alluring and intimidating. A beautiful instrument to behold, it is also bristling...
Perspective: With Respect to Copyright byMike Lawson April 7, 2015 0 With the recent headlines about the $7.3 million dollar verdict against Robin Thicke and Pharrell for their song “Blurred Lines”...
Headlines: NAMM Foundation Drums Up Support at NSBA Conference byMike Lawson April 7, 2015 0 Public school leaders from across the country experienced the power of music during the National School Board Association’s (NSBA) 75th...
Headlines: Music For All Grants Revelli Scholarship byMike Lawson April 7, 2015 0 Music for All has chosen Mikaela Ray of Franklin H.S. in Franklin, Tenn. as the 2015 William D. Revelli Scholarship...