Fix it in the Mix! byMike Lawson August 14, 2015 0 Reseat string orchestral sections into multiple string quintets. This approach emphasizes listening beyond your section and part while playing in ...
UpClose: Franz Welser-Möst byMike Lawson December 9, 2014 0 The Cleveland Orchestra - Bridging the gap from the concert hall to the community Given the widely publicized financial hardship in ...
UpClose: Adrian Anantawan byMike Lawson April 17, 2014 0 Exploring strategies for more inclusive music educationViolinist and educator Adrian Anantawan. Photo by Toni Jackson.Many music educators speak about trying ...
Guest Editorial: Fix the F# byMike Lawson April 17, 2014 0 Addressing Behavioral Issues in the Classroom When was the last time you had one of those days where you went home ...
UpClose: Marcus Tsutakawa byMike Lawson January 21, 2014 0 Great Works and Fun Gigs: Marcus Tsutakawa & The Garfield OrchestraMarcus Tsutakawa, director of orchestras at Garfield High School, Seattle, ...
PBS Highlights Music Ed byMike Lawson January 7, 2014 0 The PBS Newhour recently produced a segment looking at the Harmony Project, a music education program based in Southern California. The ...
UpClose: Dale Clevenger byMike Lawson December 16, 2013 0 “Music Is Life Itself”Dale Clevenger, November 2000. Photo by Greg Morton.Dale Clevenger has forged a virtually incomparable career in music. ...
2014 Grammy Signature School Semifinalists byMike Lawson November 20, 2013 0 U.S. High Schools in the Running for Grants for Music ExcellenceThe Grammy Foundation has announced that 123 schools nationwide have been ...
UpFront Q&A: Marilyn Kesler, SAA byMike Lawson November 19, 2013 0 Today’s Suzuki Method: A Conversation with Marilyn Kesler of the Suzuki Association of the AmericasDecades before El Sistema thrust the ...
A Conversation on “The Best We Can Be” byMike Lawson November 5, 2010 0 Frank Battisti is a familiar name throughout the music world. As the founder and longtime conductor of the New England ...
Revisiting the Arts Classroom-Based Performance Assessments in Washington byMike Lawson August 5, 2009 0 Two years ago, we reported here about the Classroom-Based Performance Assessments (CBPA) program being implemented in the state of Washington ...
Casting the Social Net byMike Lawson March 27, 2009 0 Chatter about social networking seems to be everywhere these days. Perhaps that is because the number of users on Facebook ...