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Joint Rehearsals
SBO Staff | August 27, 2014A collaboration where everyone wins. Read More... -
The Cool Factor
SBO Staff | May 15, 2014April/May Opening Notes from the Editor... Read More... -
Contemporary A Cappella
SBO Staff | January 16, 2014A Great Addition to Your Program Read More... -
Empowering And Equipping Student Leaders
SBO Staff | November 25, 2013A look at the difficult task of empowering student leaders in the music classroom. Read More... -
Teaching Musical Literacy: Developing the Independent Choral Singer
SBO Staff | April 5, 2012If a singer leaves the choral setting without learning how to be an independent musician, has the choral instructor has failed to do his or her job? Read More... -
The Singing Team
SBO Staff | July 28, 2009Friday night lights, the thrill of the Final Four, the new billion-dollar Yankee Stadium. Team sports have a larger-than-life place in American culture. This is nurtured from our earliest days in school, and it contributes to social and ethical development in our children. But there is another “team” that is equally important one without a […] Read More... -
Circles of Mentorship: Surround Yourself with Excellence
SBO Staff | November 18, 2008Surround yourself with excellence” is not a new or trendy phrase, but it should be recalled when considering mentoring. Teachers need to surround themselves with excellent mentors and not just one, but many different advisors who offer different types of experiences, backgrounds, and, most importantly, years of tenure. In his dissertation, Phenomenological Investigations of the […] Read More... -
Musical Literacy and Rote Learning: Balancing Thinking and Feeling
SBO Staff | March 11, 2008The concepts of teaching music either through notation or through direct rote instruction carry all kinds of baggage unrelated to the final musical experience. Musical literacy is seen as more advanced, more sophisticated, more powerful, more serious, “higher class.” Certainly literacy opens doors which would remain closed without that tool. But if not seen as […] Read More... -
So You’re Going on the Road!
SBO Staff | July 6, 2007Tours with American high school bands, choirs, and orchestras are about as American as apple pie. However, before jumping onto that bus or plane, you want to make sure you know what you are doing. Getting StartedThe first step is to figure out exactly where you want to go and what you hope to accomplish. […] Read More...
