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SBO Essay Contest Winners
Once again sponsored by SupportMusic.com, NAMM, Yamaha, Alfred, Belwin, Rovner, and Sabian, we poured over nearly 2,000 entries for the 21st annual SBO Essay Contest asking students to answer, “How has playing an instrument changed for you during the pandemic?”

Travel
On The Road Again: A Return to Travel
SBO reaches out again to travel company Worldstrides to learn about student safety and all things required to return to student trips again as vaccinations roll out

AudioTech
How to Add Reverb
What exactly is reverb and when should you be adding it to your live sound systems, or recordings of your student projects? What will you teach your students about reverb? Audio expert Bobby Owsinski has the simple answers you can easily implement

Advocacy
Recruiting Students: Back to Basics
Programs that were robust in pre-pandemic years may have only a fraction of returning students, and new students may be hard to reach. How do we get these students back?

StringSection
Choosing a Focus in Guitar Class: Selecting the Right Method for You and Your Students
Whether you’re a string teacher now faced with starting a guitar class, or have been teaching one for years, choosing the right method to team from isn’t easy, but string educator Lesley Shultz has some great advice for you

ModernBand
A Reflection On The Aapi Identity: How Perceptions Can Affect Learning In The Music Classroom
Joe Panganiban provides an Asian American music educator’s perspective on how to be more inclusive and culturally responsive educators

InService
Our Band Doesn’t Play Loud Enough
Col (Ret.) Thomas Palmatier shares his insightful experience on getting your students well-versed in dynamics and building their confidence to perform with an appropriately balanced volume

GoodVibes
Teach Your Students to Thrive and Survive as a Marimba Player
Kevin Lucas details the realities of musical career paths for your mallet percussionists and offers some hard-learned personal advice for marimba players

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May 2021

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