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Performance Based Assessments: Enhancing Effectiveness
SBO Staff | November 30, 2020Several considerations to ensure performance-based assessments yield more than just a data point for accountability. Read More... -
#TeachersAreEssential: Music Educators are #CriticallyVital
SBO Staff | August 19, 2020The need for the arts in every life we serve is vital, and you are the dedicated “composer” of each classroom or rehearsal session Read More... -
What Community Chorus Leaders Should Be Doing Right Now
SBO Staff | May 27, 2020A few key takeaways on what community choral leaders should be doing to prepare for the year ahead. Read More... -
Should You Write That Letter of Recommendation?
SBO Staff | March 18, 2020A list of criteria you may want to consider in determining if a student deserves a letter of recommendation, and if so, how complimentary it should be. Read More... -
Impart Your Love of Music to Your Students
SBO Staff | August 28, 2019As educators, it is incumbent upon us to communicate the emotional (if not therapeutic) value of music to those we teach. Read More... -
2019 Resolutions for the New School Year
SBO Staff | August 28, 2019With the school year now beginning, it’s a good time to make some resolutions—school year resolutions. Read More... -
10 Rules for Overcoming Stage Fright
SBO Staff | March 15, 2019Many years ago, when I was a junior in high school, our concert band director who was my private clarinet teacher, told me at a lesson that I had pretty much nailed Carl Maria von Weber’s Concertino for Clarinet. He said that he had the concert band score to the piece and would like me […] Read More... -
College Music Internships
SBO Staff | February 26, 2019An internship can be one of the most rewarding experiences of a college education. Read More... -
Making the Dash Count
SBO Staff | December 19, 2018“Your life is just two dates separated by a dash...Make that dash count.” Read More... -
So How Do I Learn More?
SBO Staff | May 1, 2017By John DeFerraro Over the course of this issue of Choral Director, we have laid the foundation for how you can approach the contemporary a cappella world, from specific rehearsal tips, to arranging advice, and exemplary recordings that are inspirational! However, the next step you should take is to connect yourself to the a cappella […] Read More... -
The ESSA and What It Means for Music and Arts Education
SBO Staff | March 20, 2017A look at Every Student Succeeds Act and what it means for the arts in our schools. Read More... -
How a Week at Music Camp Can Lead to a Lifetime
SBO Staff | February 15, 2016You never know where the road might lead. Or where the journey begins. Read More...
