Hey there! Thank y’all so much for including out latest MinuteClinic in this email. Are you able to update it on the SBO+ website so that Tyler Arcari is credited? He is the author of this MinuteClinic. We got some great feedback on it from a band director today, and she says she plans to share it with colleagues, but I’d like to be sure the author gets his credit. Thank you! ———- Forwarded message ——— From: SBO+ Magazine Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 8:06 AM Subject: SBO+ Weekly To: image: SBO+ Magazine April 6, 2026 Sponsored Your ad here | as low as $165/week 22,000 subscribers Read the Latest Edition image: March 2026 Cover SBO+ – March 2026 The latest digital edition is now available Read Digital Edition For Music Education Professionals UpClose Recharge, Reconnect, Reignite: Inside the Conn Selmer Institute (CSI) National Event We have all heard the pitch for summer professional development (PD) programs. “It will change your life.” “It will fire you up for another year of teaching.” “You will learn… Read More → Perspective The Start of an Era Normally, you read of the end of an era, but not this time. More about this below but first, the main topic of this issue is summer professional development. In… Read More → New Products New Products Print & Digital Excelcia Music Publishing Announces Two Chord Jams by Peter Sciaino A new resource for Jazz groups of all sizes has arrived in the form of Two Chord… Read More → Concert Band Minute Clinic The best warm-ups do not happen by accident. They are part of a plan. Like anything that works, they require intention and consistency. The good news is that the answers… Read More → Editorial Music, Art, and Awe Last summer I found myself in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for a brief period. With no agenda in mind, I set out to walk the downtown area. Turning a corner I… Read More → Editorial Principles for Building Stronger Classroom Systems Daily in rehearsal rooms, we talk about tone, tuning, technique, rehearsal pacing, and musicianship. But behind every successful ensemble is something far less glamorous and far more powerful: systems. The… Read More → Editorial How a Long-Term Vision Can Transform Your Ensemble As you reflect on the past year, I want to encourage you to look beyond the next twelve months and begin to develop a Long-Term Vision for your ensemble. Creating… Read More → Concert Band Performance Practices for the Concert March Marches are often programmed as openers, closers, or lighter repertoire. In the spring, bands across the nation participate in MPA and State Festivals which require a march as a “warm-up.”… Read More → Orchestra Fine-Tuning the Foundation The following article sample was reprinted from American String Teacher, vol 75, issue 1 with permission from ASTA and the author. As an orchestra conductor and string music educator, I have… Read More → Wind Talkers WindTalkers SBO+: This is a great article. If it seems intimidating keep in mind that once you do it, an annual update is easy. There are also lots of sources of… Read More → America’s Musicians America’s Musicians When did you first start playing, and why did you pick percussion?I first picked up the sticks when I was in third grade around 9 years old. A year earlier,… Read More → NAfME Neighborhood NAfME Neighborhood Many times, when we plan the music courses we will offer to our community, we fall into the routine of recruiting the same types of learners for the same courses… Read More → Tone Deaf Comics Tone Deaf Comics www.tonedeafcomics.comi HAD TO PUT THIS IN TO SEND TO PRODUCTION. PLEASE ENSURE IT DOESN’TGET PUBLISHED ONLINE/laksdj l/’akgj’al l;kaj/lak /lk;jasd/kl;j;LAsjdf: /laksdj l/’akgj’al l;kaj/lak /lk;jasd/kl;j;LAsjdf:/laksdj l/’akgj’al l;kaj/lak /lk;jasd/kl;j;LAsjdf:/laksdj… Read More → Choral Choral Corner Reprinted with permission from ACDAWe often combine older and younger choirs together for a finale. This can offer a great opportunity for younger students to see what their future might… Read More → SBO+ Magazine
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