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Help Wanted: Digital Media Sales @ Symphony Publishing
Mike Lawson | April 12, 2012Symphony Publishing is a leading publishing company in the field of music business and music education with a variety of magazines, social media sites, web sites, apps, e-newsletters, and books.Symphony Publishing is a leading publishing company in the field of music business and music education with a variety of magazines, social media sites, web sites, […] Read More... -
Florida Teacher Sees Students Achieve Full Graduation Rate and College Enrollment
Mike Lawson | April 12, 2012A music teacher at Florida’s Miramar High School is turning heads for a very quick turnaround lately. A music teacher at Florida’s Miramar High School is turning heads for a very quick turnaround lately. Band teacher Alvin Davis, has proudly taken charge of a group of students who are not only graduating from high school, […] Read More... -
PCAH Director Calls for Arts to Weigh Heavily in Education Reform
Mike Lawson | April 12, 2012In a keynote address to formally open the 2012 Biennial Music Educators National Conference, Rachel Goslins, executive director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), said arts education is key to helping to give all students a high-quality education.In a keynote address to formally open the 2012 Biennial Music Educators National […] Read More... -
Incredible Video Demonstrating the Effect of Long Lost Music on the Brain
Mike Lawson | April 12, 2012This video of the unbelievable effects that music can have on elderly patients has been making the rounds on the Internet this week. Well worth a look! Read More... -
‘Violins of Hope’ survive Holocaust to inspire
Mike Lawson | April 12, 2012The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will be welcoming 18 violins that survived the Holocaust, thanks to the efforts of the school’s Anne R. Belk Distinguished Professor of Music David Russell. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will be welcoming 18 violins that survived the Holocaust, thanks to the efforts of the school’s […] Read More... -
Music Education In Public Schools Gets A Passing Grade
Mike Lawson | April 12, 2012The U.S. Department of Education recently issued a rather hopeful report titled Arts Education In Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1999-2000 and 2009-10, in which it found music education to be almost universally available in American public schools.The U.S. Department of Education recently issued a rather hopeful report titled Arts Education In Public Elementary and […] Read More... -
U-MASS Adds New Marching Band Headquarters
Mike Lawson | April 12, 2012The University of Massachusetts (Amherst) recently unveiled its new marching band headquarters, the George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building. The University of Massachusetts (Amherst) recently unveiled its new marching band headquarters, the George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building. The building’s opening marks the first time the band has had its own building since […] Read More... -
Bernie Williams and Scott Grimes Head to Capitol Hill for Music Education
Mike Lawson | March 29, 2012New York Yankees legend and Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist Bernie Williams teamed up with TV star and “Band from TV” keyboardist Scott Grimes were in Washington Wednesday to advocate on Capitol Hill on behalf of school music education programs in public schools and the benefits that playing music can have for children and teens. “Research shows […] Read More... -
Grassroots Suzuki Program Taking Root in Muncie, Ind.
Mike Lawson | March 29, 2012A new program at Muncie, Indiana’s Gold Space Theater is luring parents with its proven results and a positive impact on children’s creativity. Muncie’s Star Press profiled two young siblings enrolled in the program who’ve already taken to practicing daily on their own. “The McCullum brothers and their cousin Marselena Smith, 7, go to the […] Read More... -
Stashing Broadway Pit Orchestras in the Basement
Mike Lawson | March 29, 2012The New York Times recently investigated a new trend in professional pit orchestra practices – hiding them several rooms (or floors) away from the live action. In many New York shows this year, such as “Carrie” and “Spider-Man,” orchestras are finding themselves far from the stage, left to play along to closed circuit televisions. The […] Read More... -
U. of Akron’s MonsterPianos! Concert Teams Up 24 Pianists On Stage
Mike Lawson | March 29, 2012The University of Akron outdid itself again last week at its sixth annual MonsterPianos! Concert, this time culminating in 24 pianists sharing the stage together on eight grand pianos. The concert attracted over 1,000 spectators and included performances from 41 pianists in total, all from the U.A. School of Music. The school is currently in […] Read More... -
Kennedy Center Honors Band Director John M. Long with Sondheim Award
Mike Lawson | March 29, 2012The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has named Dr. John M. Long, director of bands emeritus at Troy University, as one of 10 winners of the Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards. Seventeen of Dr. Long’s former students from Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery and Troy University submitted letters of nomination. Each […] Read More...
