By Jeffery CrowellMaking music is our ultimate goal, that’s a given. However, when playing percussion and engaging in the act of being “percussive,” it’s not necessarily the most musically capable...
The San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is the home of an El Sistema-inspired youth orchestra program. Recently, the organization partnered with researchers at the Neurosciences Institute (NSI) and the University...
By Tracy LeenmanRecently, I overheard a band director tell an incoming band student, “You don’t want to play clarinet, there are all those reeds to buy, and you have to...
Part 1: An Introduction to Researching Music and the Brain Two pioneers in the field of researching how music impacts the brain are Dr. Nina Kraus and Dr. Aniruddh Patel. SBO recently spoke with...
Surviving in vocal music education isn’t easy. This aims to uncover the elements most critical for survival and success.
