By Tom Palmatier, SBO+ Editor-in-Chief This is an article no one ever wants to write. Last week, there was a school shooting in our little mountain town of Evergreen, Colorado....
By Mike Lawson Celebrating its 25th anniversary, JodyJazz has grown from a one-man idea in New York City to one of the most trusted names in saxophone and clarinet mouthpieces...
“Ready Sets” for Concert Band Excelcia Music Publishing and Wingert-Jones Publications unveil Ready Sets: Official Copies, Ready to Pass Out and Play. Ready Sets are a series of new options...
By Charlene Dell Reprinted from American String Teacher, vol 73, issue 4 with permission from ASTA and the authors. In most school orchestra classrooms, direct instruction from teacher to student...
RECRUITMENT As you enter the school year and begin building your next class of beginning band students, work to make recruiting personal. Flyers, posters, and social media posts are helpful,...