Orchestra Proel North America and Grassi Wind Instruments Celebrate 80 Years of Musical Excellence with Santa Monica Symphony Sponsorship bySBO Staff June 20, 2025
Solving the Gaps in String Teacher Training – An Interview with Grace Law bySBO Staff February 19, 2023 0 SBO+: We met Grace Law at the Midwest Clinic in December. When she described what she does, we wanted to...
Three Easy String Pieces You’ll Love February 19, 2023 0 SBO+: Lesley Schulz usually writes a regular column about orchestra and string teaching for us. Here, she shares some of...
It’s All About Relationships December 15, 2022 0 SBO+: Normally, Lesley writes for SBO+ about orchestra and string teaching, but this month she shares important thoughts about relationship...
Programming a Joint Performance November 13, 2022 0 Maybe there is a big anniversary of your school coming up, or an annual arts festival and you want to...
Starting a Full Orchestra Program October 13, 2022 0 Starting a full orchestra program may seem like a daunting task, but it can be done with cooperation. A full...
Trends and Changes in Today’s Wind Orchestra Scene byMike Lawson October 13, 2022 0 SBO: This is the final installment of four articles by leading composers for wind bands. The acclaimed composer and conductor...
Little Kids Rock Rebrands to ‘Music Will’ With Goal of Reaching One Million More Kids in Next Five Years bySBO Staff September 16, 2022 0 Little Kids Rock, the largest nonprofit music program in U.S. public schools, today unveiled a bold new brand, Music Will,...
Prepping Your Beginners for Solid Bow Technique September 5, 2022 0 The first question out of many beginner’s mouths when starting to play a string instrument is “When can we play...
Wild Symphony bySBO Staff August 2, 2022 0 SBO: This review is a bit of a departure from our usual focus on Grade .5 to Grade 3 literature....
Breaking the Ice – First Day of School Activities for Your Orchestras August 2, 2022 0 Ah, the first day of school. Whether we like it or not, inevitably the start of school comes around sooner...
Engaging Warm Ups Focus Your Students in the First Minutes of Class July 8, 2022 0 Orchestras by their very nature, have a different warmup flow than a band or a choir. Having sat in bands...
Recognizing Burnout, Strategies to Rest and Recover This Summer June 15, 2022 0 One of the many talking points in education currently is how, even though it is summer, and we aren’t in...