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2020 SBO Essay Contest
News | August 28, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2020 SBO Essay Scholarship winners, their teachers and winning school programs! This year’s theme was “How does your musical instrument match your personality…?” We are grateful to the many thousands of students and school programs that participated along with our co-sponsors who have supported the SBO scholarship program for the past 20 years! The winning essays will be posted at a later date.
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The 2019 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest Winners
| July 5, 2019
Every year, we at SBO magazine keep our eyes (and ears!) peeled for the next great voices of the newest generation of band and orchestra students.
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2019 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest Winners
News | March 28, 2019
Congratulations to the 2019 SBO essay contest winners and their school music programs. This year’s essay question: “What role had your music program played in bringing you closer to your schoolmates, friends and the community at large?”
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2019 SBO Essay Contest
News | August 27, 2018
Thank you to all the students who participated in the 19th annual School Band and Orchestra Essay Contest. The contest deadline was December 31, 2018.
Check sbomagazine.com April 15th for a complete list of the winners and their school music programs. The 20th annual essay contest will commence September 1, 2019.
Students you can win your share of $20,000 including matching music products for your school music program!
Ten $1,000 scholarships awarded in two categories:
- Five $1,000 scholarships grades four to eight
- Five $1,000 scholarships grades nine to twelve Read More...
- The 2018 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest Winners
  | July 22, 2018
  Several thousand entries were submitted as students competed for ten $1,000 scholarships.
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- 2018 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest Winners
  News | April 5, 2018
  Congratulations to the 2018 SBO essay scholarship contest student winners and their school music programs!
  SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA and our co-sponsors have distributed $360,000 in scholarship funds and matching music products! The 2018 essay question, What Would You Say To Your Fellow Classmates Who Are Not In The Music Program? Why Should They Consider Getting Involved?
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- 2017 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest Winners
  News | May 9, 2017
  "A Note To My Parents, I Love My School Music Program Because…" was the theme of SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA’S 17TH annual scholarship essay contest. Several thousand entries were submitted as students competed for ten, $1,000 scholarships.
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- 2018 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest
  Uncategorized | May 9, 2017Thank You! To the thousands of educators and music students who participated in the 18th Annual SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA’S Music Student’s Scholarship Essay Contest “What would you say to your fellow classmates who are not in the music program? Why should they consider getting involved?” Ten $1,000 scholarships will be awarded in two categories: […] Read More...
- 17th Annual Essay Contest
  Uncategorized | January 5, 2017Thank You to all the students and music directors who participated and supported the 17th SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA Music Students Scholarship Essay Contest. Check the SB0magazine.com website May 1, 2017 for the list of winners, their entries and school music programs. Read More...
- 16th Annual SBO Scholarship Winners Essays
  | July 13, 2016
  SBO’s Scholarship Essay Contest: Celebrating sixteen years, 80,000 entries, and $320,000 in awards!
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- 2016 SBO Scholarship Essay Contest Winners
  News | April 4, 2016
  "Learning Music Is More Than A Class At School It Also…" was the theme of SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA'S 16^TH annual scholarship essay contest. Several thousand entries were submitted as students competed for ten, $1,000 scholarships. The awards were given to five students grades 4 to 8 and five students grades 9 to 12. Their respective school music programs received a matching award of music products from co-sponsors NAMM, Alfred Music Publishing, EPN Travel Services, Sabian Ltd. Woodwind & Brasswind and Yamaha Corporation of America.
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- SBO essay contest 2015
  Uncategorized | August 12, 2015Click to view Fifteen years ago SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRAlaunched a scholarship essay program designed to further support music education in the nation’s schools. Our goal, which has been consistent throughout the program, is to encourage student participation, support music educators and inform the public of the benefits derived from learning to play music. With […] Read More...