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A national school-music tradition, 2001–2024

SBO+ Student Scholarship Essay Contest

From approximately 2001 through 2024, the SBO+ Student Scholarship Essay Contest recognized young musicians and their teachers. Published SBO+ records identify NAMM and later the NAMM Foundation among the program’s major sponsors. This archive preserves that public record and the students, educators, schools, prizes, and annual questions at its center.

32 published stories

Collected from SBO+’s own published archive and updated automatically as coverage grows.

Primary-source history

NAMM’s own records document SBO’s role in programs including Best Tools for Schools.

Education-first coverage

SBO+ follows educators, students, schools, products, policy, advocacy, and the organizations shaping school music.

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Jupiter Rewards Students at the John Coltrane Festival

Jupiter Rewards Students at the John Coltrane Festival

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