EST. 1998: SBO+ IS THE NATION'S LEADING MUSIC ED PUBLICATION FOR PRINT/DIGITAL/WEB FOR OVER 25 YEARS!
EDUCATORS SUBSCRIBE FOR AS LOW AS $0.00! CLICK HERE!
EDUCATORS SUBSCRIBE FOR AS LOW AS $0.00! CLICK HERE!
-
Original Mozart Violin to Reveal the Master’s True Sound?
Mike Lawson | June 14, 2013A violin originally belonging to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was recently brought overseas to Boston for a Boston Early Music Festival performance at the New England Conservatory, allowing many to hear the composer’s early music in the very instrument he had performed on. A violin originally belonging to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was recently brought overseas to […] Read More... -
Music Makers to Take Over U.S. Cities on June 21
SBO Staff | May 30, 2013More than 25 public spaces throughout Chicago will resound with live music of all genres when the free, day-long Make Music Chicago festival returns for a third year on June 21, the first day of summer. Read More... -
You Call that a Choir?
SBO Staff | May 30, 2013Check out this incredible performance of Mahler’s Symphony No 8 “Symphony of a thousand.” Read More... -
And the Grammy Goes to…
SBO Staff | May 30, 2013A total of 217 music teachers from 195 cities across 45 states were announced last week as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy and the Grammy Foundation. Read More... -
Indiana State Fair Launches Singing Competition
SBO Staff | May 30, 2013Could a singing competition be coming to a state fair near you? Maybe so, if you live in Indiana. Read More... -
New Study Aims to Find Link Between Music & Language Development
SBO Staff | May 30, 2013Just how large a role musical training plays in developing children's critical language and learning skills is what Northwestern University's Dr. Nina Kraus seeks to answer in two pioneering brain studies. Read More... -
Verne Q. Powell Launches New ‘Silver Eagle’ Sax Website
Mike Lawson | May 30, 2013Verne Q. Powell Flutes, Inc. recently unveiled a website for its new Silver Eagle model alto and tenor saxophones. Verne Q. Powell Flutes, Inc. recently unveiled a website for its new Silver Eagle model alto and tenor saxophones. The new site, www.SilverEagleSax.com, offers complete model specifications and pricing. The Powell Silver Eagle is the only […] Read More... -
Make Music Chicago Enters Its Third Year
Mike Lawson | May 30, 2013This June, public spaces throughout Chicago will be transformed into makeshift music venues as performers of all genres take to the streets for the third annual Make Music Chicago festival. The free event will take place in over 25 locations throughout the city on June 21.This June, public spaces throughout Chicago will be transformed into […] Read More... -
Titanic Violin Confirmed By CT Scan
Mike Lawson | May 30, 2013A violin that’s found itself in the middle of a seven-year-long authenticity debate has recently been validated, thanks to common hospital technology. A violin that’s found itself in the middle of a seven-year-long authenticity debate has recently been validated, thanks to common hospital technology. Radiographers at a British hospital took a 3D image using a […] Read More... -
Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles Serves Music Hopefuls in South Central
Mike Lawson | May 30, 2013The alt-weekly L.A. Weekly published a moving story on young cellist Jacob Esquivel and his transformative with the social change organization Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles. The alt-weekly L.A. Weekly published a moving story on young cellist Jacob Esquivel and his transformative with the social change organization Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles. The group, called […] Read More... -
Carl Fischer Offers Support with VH1 Save the Music for the Music for Your Schools Contest
Mike Lawson | May 30, 2013Carl Fischer Music has joined forces with Yamaha, D’Addario and VH1 Save the Music to launch the Music For Your Schools Contest, designed to benefit school bands and orchestras in need.Carl Fischer Music has joined forces with Yamaha, D’Addario and VH1 Save the Music to launch the Music For Your Schools Contest, designed to benefit […] Read More... -
Yamaha Gives Brass a Deep Freeze
Mike Lawson | May 17, 2013To optimize the playing experience and improve the sound, Yamaha now offers Cryogenic Resonance Restoration, a proprietary method of deep-freezing brass and metal woodwind instruments that reduces residual strain in the metal.All metal faces a certain level of stress is always introduced as a byproduct of the intense heat and pressure required to shape and […] Read More...
