Collected from SBO+’s own published archive and updated automatically as coverage grows.
Educators selecting products for educators
SBO+ Best Tools for Schools at NAMM
Best Tools for Schools is SBO+’s annual NAMM awards program in which experienced music educators evaluate new products and select tools with practical value for school music classrooms and programs.
NAMM’s own records document SBO’s role in programs including Best Tools for Schools.
SBO+ follows educators, students, schools, products, policy, advocacy, and the organizations shaping school music.
Archive
UpClose
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Perspective
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“Your Mission If You Choose to Accept It”
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Best Tools for Schools from NAMM 2025
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How Lucky Are We?
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2024 Show Best Tools for Schools!
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Better Together
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2023 NAMM Show Best Tools for Schools Winners!
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Performing Music is a Lifelong Passion
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Best Tools for Schools at NAMM 2022
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I’m Changin’ All Those Changes
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RealTime Audio Box Pro Tested, and It Works!
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2021 Best Tools for Schools Awards
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2020 Best Tools for Schools Awards
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2019 Best Tools for Schools Award Recipients
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Life After Directing…
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ASSR Session Files: An SBO Best Tools for Schools 2018 Award Winner
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