New Products bySBO Staff April 16, 2025 0 Concert Band Music from Brian Balmages FJH invites you to explore the exciting Concert Band Music of Brian Balmages compiled...
5 Money Mistakes That Could Be Hurting Your Music Program byElisa Janson Jones April 15, 2025 0 Imagine this: You’ve spent months preparing for your music program’s big event, but when it’s time to book the venue...
Basic Clarinet Repair Skills and Tips for Band Directors bySBO Staff April 15, 2025 0 As a band director, you're not just the conductor of music, but also a guide in helping students learn the...
“Your Mission If You Choose to Accept It” byThomas Palmatier April 8, 2025 0 Last month in Perspective I discussed the need to occasionally pare down your task list and suggested ways to approach...
Best Tools for Schools from NAMM 2025 bySBO Staff April 7, 2025 0 This year’s NAMM show boasted a vast showroom floor of instruments, sound equipment and tools educators can use to encourage...
Steinberg Licensing to Complete Replacement of eLicenser in May 2025 bySBO Staff April 4, 2025 0 Steinberg has announced that, following the gradual changeover to the new, software-based Steinberg Licensing license management system, the previous eLicenser...
What’s New From ASTA? bySBO Staff April 2, 2025 0 Looking for enriching professional development this summer!? The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) will be hosting its 3rd annual Virtual...
Advocating for Quality Equipment: A Critical Role for Educators bySBO Staff April 2, 2025 0 As a clarinet educator of over 25 years, I have worked with students from beginners to college music majors. When...
Teachers’ Choice Awards – Let Your Voice Be Heard! byThomas Palmatier April 2, 2025 0 For 32 years, our sister publication, MMR Magazine, has sponsored the Dealers’ Choice Awards where folks in the music industry...
What’s Really Important to You? byThomas Palmatier March 29, 2025 0 As I was assembling this issue, I re-read Lafe Cook’s article in MAC Corner titled The School Band Director: How...
Thinking Beyond High School: Cultivating Music for the Future bySBO Staff March 29, 2025 0 Band, choir, and orchestra are some of the most visible music making experiences in our schools. These ensembles and their...
The School Band Director: How Do You Measure Success? bySBO Staff March 29, 2025 0 How should a school band director measure success? What are the metrics we use to calibrate success? What do schools,...