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Making Your Horses Thirsty
In my first year of teaching, the superintendent of schools told us the following: “You can lead a horse to water; you…
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Does a Bugler Frack in the Woods?
Clarity comes in surprising places. This summer I spent a week at Boy Scout camp in the forest of northern Wisconsin. My…
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More Than You Can Chew and Even Harder to Swallow
It was one of those moments where stubbornness and inexperience collided head on.
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What’s By Your Deck Chair? Suggested Summer Reading
Finally—summer. Congratulations…you have made it to the end of the school year and survived the sprint of final concerts, finishing grades, graduation,…
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Five Reasons Why You Should Take Your Ensemble on an International Tour
We all know the benefits of learning and performing music. Playing an instrument in an ensemble can improve a person’s sense of…
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The Importance of Our Ancestry
A story was relayed to me by a band director friend. She was at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, and while walking…
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Travel Planning: Budget Myth Busting—Part 3
In this final (for now, anyway) installment of this series, we’ll discuss some myths related to motorcoach travel and expectations at hotels…
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Travel Planning Budget Myth Busting—Part 2
In the last issue we started to tackle some budget-related student travel myths, to help you as a director better address many…
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Travel Planning Budget Myth Busting—Part 1
About a year ago in this column, we ran an article about the advantages of early planning in relation to performance travel.
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Experiences That Made a Difference
This issue of SBO Magazine is the 20th annual salute to “50 Directors Who Make a Difference.”
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