Why Does Music Advocacy Have a Cutoff Date? byThomas Palmatier January 19, 2022 0 Music is for all, for life Music educators and their numerous advocate groups have rightly stressed that music education is...
America’s Bandmasters – Captain Christina Muncey, United States Air Force Band bySBO Staff January 14, 2022 0 Captain Christina Muncey currently serves as the assistant conductor of the United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C., one...
Once Again, It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year byThomas Palmatier December 18, 2021 0 Regular readers of this column may recognize this is the fourth annual installment of a column with this theme. Just...
Colonel’s Book Club – Edition 8 – The Seven Dead Sins of Music Making byThomas Palmatier November 12, 2021 0 Another homerun! In the April 2021 issue of SBO magazine I reviewed Richard Floyd’s first book, The Artistry of Teaching...
Learning to Be Better, Do Better byThomas Palmatier October 9, 2021 0 Over the past year or two, many Americans have been forced to examine our nation’s struggle to treat all Americans...
Making Investments Where They Count byThomas Palmatier September 7, 2021 0 “Don’t pay attention to what people say is important to them. Look at where they put their resources to see...
Colonel’s Book Club – Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide byThomas Palmatier August 13, 2021 0 For those readers who may be new to Colonel’s Book Club, I try to review books I think would be...
The Importance of Culture to the Music Educator byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 Editor’s Note: A version of this article will be a chapter in a new curriculum guide to be published by...
Back to a Better Normal byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 As progress in vaccinating Americans continues and more of us return to in-person music instruction, there is talk in all...
“Our Band Doesn’t Play Loud Enough!” byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 After noting that "this is one phrase I have never heard any musician utter," Colonel (Ret.) Thomas Palmatier shares his...
Colonel’s Book Club, Edition 6 byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 This edition of Colonel’s Book Club features Richard Floyd’s 2015 book, “The Artistry of Teaching and Making Music,” with its...
Make Your Next Concert an Experience – Learn from the Mouse! byThomas Palmatier July 24, 2021 0 I am privileged to have a professional development relationship with several young musicians and educators (see my column in the...