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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 14 April 2020

Hal Leonard announced today the release of Hal Leonard Digital Books, a new streaming platform designed to provide musicians of all instruments and skill levels with a fully-interactive, multimedia experience for hundreds of their most popular titles.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 14 April 2020

Conn-Selmer has shared that they will present this year's Conn-Selmer Institute (CSI), their annual professional development conference, in a virtual environment.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 10 April 2020

Hal Leonard has shared a variety of online offerings to help teachers who are navigating work-from-home situations and distance learning.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 09 April 2020

Buffet Crampon USA has announced the launch of a new Q&A series held via Facebook Live. These sessions will take place every Tuesday and Thursday at 2p.m. EST, and will run through the end of April.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 09 April 2020

J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc. has found a solution to a problem many music teachers, directors and students have during this difficult time - that is, most of their sheet music that allows them to keep making music was left in closed schools and facilities. To make things more challenging, if a teacher had a copy of a composition, it often could not be shared electronically with ensemble members because of licensing restrictions.

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Details: Written by Tom Merrill; Published: 09 April 2020

You walk into a restaurant. You’re seated, handed a menu, and you make a selection with your waiter. A few minutes later your meal is served, you enjoy your food, and pay on the way out.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 08 April 2020

MusicMedic is now offering two months of saxophone lessons with the purchase of a Wilmington Alto Sax.

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Details: Written by SBO Newsroom; Published: 08 April 2020

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2020 SBO Essay Scholarship winners, their teachers and winning school programs! This year’s theme was “How does your musical instrument match your personality…?” We are grateful to the many thousands of students and school programs that participated along with our co-sponsors who have supported the SBO scholarship program for the past 20 years! The winning essays will be posted at a later date.

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Details: Written by Victoria Wasylak; Published: 07 April 2020

On the afternoon of April 7, we received the following note, stating that Summer NAMM 2020 is cancelled:

Directors who make a Difference

For over 20 years, School Band & Orchestra Magazine has been honoring amazing music educators from all 50 states. That's more than 1000 educators recognized for their outstanding contributions to music education programs!

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