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!
-
Pushing for Change Even During a Pandemic – Accelerando at the Nashville Symphony
Mike Lawson | October 9, 2021SBO catches up with Kimberly Kraft McLemore, vice president of education and community engagement for the Nashville Symphony, to catch up on their Accelerando program, learn how it fared during the COVID shutdowns, and how they are still pushing forward with their goal of making their symphony reflect the demographic makeup of the community it […] Read More... -
Acclaimed Saxophonist/Flautist and Educator David Liebman Joins JAZZed as Editor
SBO Staff | August 8, 2021SBO sister publication, JAZZed is excited to announce that NEA Jazz Master (2011) and Grammy nominee David Liebman has come on board as editor of the magazine. For nearly five decades, Liebman has been one of the most vital voices in jazz culture, playing with both the Miles Davis and Elvin Jones Groups, leading or co-leading […] Read More... -
Disney Songs Now Available on Hal Leonard’s ArrangeMe® Sheet Music Self-Publishing Platform
SBO Staff | August 5, 2021Arrangers worldwide are now able to self-publish their own sheet music adaptations of Disney songs thanks to a new agreement between Disney Music Publishing and Hal Leonard for the publisher’s ArrangeMe platform. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Disney songs to the ArrangeMe catalog,” said Larry Morton, Hal Leonard CEO. “With timeless songs from […] Read More... -
Disney Songs Now Available on Hal Leonard’s ArrangeMe® Sheet Music Self-Publishing Platform
SBO Staff | August 5, 2021Arrangers worldwide are now able to self-publish their own sheet music adaptations of Disney songs thanks to a new agreement between Disney Music Publishing and Hal Leonard for the publisher’s ArrangeMe platform. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Disney songs to the ArrangeMe catalog,” said Larry Morton, Hal Leonard CEO. “With timeless songs from […] Read More... -
Avid Unveils Sibelius Mobile App Placing Powerful Notation Tools at Music Creators’ Fingertips Everywhere They Go
SBO Staff | July 29, 2021Sibelius users gain new mobile workflows with iPad app to compose anywhere Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced the release of the Sibelius® for mobile iOS app, extending professional music notation workflows to iPad for the tens of thousands of composers, orchestrators and arrangers who have Sibelius subscriptions. Available immediately for download, Sibelius for mobile lets […] Read More... -
Avid Unveils Sibelius Mobile App Placing Powerful Notation Tools at Music Creators’ Fingertips Everywhere They Go
SBO Staff | July 29, 2021Sibelius users gain new mobile workflows with iPad app to compose anywhere Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced the release of the Sibelius® for mobile iOS app, extending professional music notation workflows to iPad for the tens of thousands of composers, orchestrators and arrangers who have Sibelius subscriptions. Available immediately for download, Sibelius for mobile lets […] Read More... -
Bard Music Festival, “Nadia Boulanger and Her World,” Opens Friday, Aug 6
SBO Staff | July 29, 2021Opening on Friday, August 6, the 31st Bard Music Festival explores “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.” Over two weekends, twelve themed concert programs examine and contextualize the life and career of Nadia Boulanger, “arguably … the most important woman in the history of classical music” (BBC Music). Enriched by a wealth of compositions by Boulanger, […] Read More... -
UpClose: Doug Brasell on All National Music’s Robert W. Smith Music Festival
Mike Lawson | July 10, 2021All National Music, in conjunction with the RWS Music Company, held the “PreFormance” National Clinics Virtual Preparation Festivals and National Music Festival March 2 – April 24, 2021, featuring high school and middle school bands, choirs, orchestras, jazz bands, and flex ensembles from around the US and Northern Mariana Pacific Islands – all from their […] Read More... -
Mike Lawson’s artistpro Acquires SBO, MMR, JAZZed and Choral Director Magazines
SBO Staff | July 10, 2021Publishing veteran Mike Lawson’s artistpro, LLC has acquired School Band & Orchestra (SBO), Musical Merchandise Review (MMR), JAZZed and Choral Director magazines from Terry Lowe of Las Vegas-based Timeless Communications. Lowe and Timeless, which acquired the four MI and educational publications from Symphony Publishing in May 2013, announced on June 23, 2021 that they will […] Read More... -
Time May Change Me…
Mike Lawson | July 10, 2021This will be my final column of Perspective as an employee of Timeless Communications, who have employed me in this role for nearly seven years. It has been a lot of fun, and I have enjoyed the work immensely. So much so, now I own the job. Well, to be clearer, I actually acquired four […] Read More... -
Native Instruments releases PIANO COLORS in collaboration with Galaxy Instruments
SBO Staff | July 8, 2021Native Instruments today released PIANO COLORS, the latest addition to their range of KONTAKT-based instruments, created in collaboration with Galaxy Instruments. PIANO COLORS reimagines the sonic capabilities of a grand piano by combining a curated library of samples, recorded with a range of extended playing techniques, with truly state-of-the-art modulation features. The extensive collection of […] Read More... -
Casio PX-S1100 Digital Piano Provides Improved Tone, New Bluetooth Capability
SBO Staff | July 7, 2021Casio America, Inc. announced today the release of the PX-S1100, the latest addition to the award-winning Privia PX-S series of digital pianos. The PX-S1100 replaces the PX-S1000, which has become one of the top-selling digital pianos on the market today and earned its reputation for sound and features that punch far above its price class. […] Read More...
