Perspective

Mike Lawson It’s a Ringo Starr song title, not incorrect grammar, per se. Isn’t it the truth? Learning an instrument...

It has now been over a year since my band has performed in concert.

Everybody wants to get back to normal. We are all tired of being cooped up in our homes, dealing with...

The music that inspired and influenced SBO editor-in-chief Mike Lawson as a kid, that made him want to pick up...

Well, 2020 is over. That pretty much sucked, didn’t it? I am so eager to say, “Happy New Year” and...

Mercy, was the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade without marching bands just a big downer, or what? But I digress…

I don’t have any. This year sucks. It’s knocked the wind out of a lot of musicians, students, teachers, parents,...

The local marching band’s instruments are in bad shape. The small high school is, like so many music programs across...

This month’s issue touches on several things that I hope will be helpful to our readers navigating the madness of...

Since 1996, my jobs have involved giving a voice to teachers, experts, and people who know far more about a...

Well, remember when they were saying the summer heat would just about wipe this COVID-19 thing out because viruses don’t...

Now that I have your attention — I am appalled. Indeed, a tad ticked, frankly. Over the past five years...