Survey: Game Changing Technology byMike Lawson April 8, 2011 0 As tools like e-mails and cell phones serve to facilitate communication and accessibility in ways that would have been unfathomable ...
An Apprenticeship Approach byMike Lawson June 21, 2007 0 Finding a practical method to provide hands-on experience to future band and orchestra directors has been a confounding problem for ...
Use Your Elbows byMike Lawson October 22, 2006 0 "Make sure that your trombone players are moving their slides properly by using their elbow, not their wrist. Using the ...
Tape Your Flute byMike Lawson October 22, 2006 0 "To avoid some confusion for beginning flute players' finger position, I put a small piece of masking tape on the ...
Masterfoods USA proudly presents: Playing Tip of the Month byMike Lawson October 22, 2006 0 "In an effort to build and strengthen breath support, we created a challenge, called 'Long Tone Challenges.' The students challenged ...
Budgeting: Music Teachers’ Money-Saving Secrets byMike Lawson October 22, 2006 0 In the teaching profession, sometimes it’s difficult to keep necessity purchases to a minimum – particularly when the music education ...
REPORT: SUMMER REFRESHER COURSES byMike Lawson July 1, 2002 0 Summer is in full swing, and for many band and orchestra directors that means soaking up the sun by the ...
SURVEY: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION METHODS byMike Lawson April 1, 2002 0 Getting students to join the band or orchestra and then stay is a challenge unique to music directors. Math, English, ...
Playing Tip of the Month byMike Lawson February 1, 2002 0 School music educators who submit their Playing Tips to School Band and Orchestra online will be eligible to win an ...
Long Tones and Dynamic Phrasing byMike Lawson January 1, 2002 0 Here's the tip from this month's winner, David Hale, Centennial High School, Franklin, Tenn.:"Approach long tones with a specific goal ...