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Another Way Tech is Important to Instrumental Students
Mike Lawson | June 6, 2019
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It’s an Uber/InstaCart world we live in now. People can self-employ through apps for just about anything you can think of these days. It is no different for musicians. -
Sometimes, there are no words…
Mike Lawson | May 8, 2019
Read More...This month, my editorial is this sparse set of photos of a trumpet made of the shell casings of the kind of bullets used in an AK47, as fired in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. -
Still Working to Reach the Other 80%
Mike Lawson | April 9, 2019
Read More...It is a percentage that is often used, and almost a cliché now. The actual number isn’t that germane, it could give or take a few points, but the big picture is instrumental music programs don’t reach the vast majority of students for a multitude of reasons. -
Great Time to Teach Music
Mike Lawson | March 1, 2019
Read More...I’m fresh off two amazing “MEA” conferences where, as executive director of TI:ME (ti-me.org), I oversee the production of professional development training sessions that teach music educators to integrate technology into the music classroom. -
Life After Directing…
Mike Lawson | February 8, 2019
Read More...We all got into music careers because we love music. I got into the world of music how-to book publishing, non-profit music education management, and music education journalism because I am a musician first. -
A Look Ahead for 2019
Mike Lawson | January 9, 2019
Read More...Welcome back to work! It’s a new year, a fresh start, but of course, only the midpoint for the school year. -
2019 – Let’s hope it’s a good one (without any fear)
Mike Lawson | December 4, 2018
Read More...From hurricane season in my hometown of Panama City, Florida, to wildfires all across my former home state of California, Q4 of 2018 ended with a lot of destruction and scary events resulting in unprecedented devastation. -
Take My Money, Please
Mike Lawson | November 4, 2018
Read More...As editor of both Choral Director and School Band and Orchestra, I’m a pretty easy mark for kids coming around and knocking on my door for a fundraiser for their programs. -
And when you get it, you got something…
Mike Lawson | October 1, 2018
Read More...Yeah man, did I get it! First time I heard the music of Stax/Volt Records’ southern-fried soul as a kid I was knocked out, inspired, and wanted to play music more than ever. -
Sentimental Gentle Wind Blowing Through My Life Again
Mike Lawson | August 30, 2018
Read More...On August 31st, solo artist and former Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch would have turned 73. Bob and his wife Wendy were two of my best friends for more than half my life. -
Thoughts from a Beginning Band Director
Mike Lawson | August 3, 2018
Read More...This issue, I’m using this space to present correspondence from a middle school band director, Eric Combs, chronicling the journey from his first year to his master’s degree, what he wished he known, what he wants to share, and how you can find it. -
It’s all in the mind, ya know?
Mike Lawson | July 16, 2018
Read More...This issue we cover a lot of ground on orchestral music and performances, both by amazing youth programs, as well as the popular “The Music of…” series.
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