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Nov 27, 2017

Kenny Hansen of Blue Springs South High School joins me to discuss his award winning program, the importance of expecting excellence, the value of marches, and the story behind his band's exceptional YouTube channel.

Topics:

  • Kenny’s background and the program at Blue Springs South High School.
  • Blue Springs South’s...


Nov 20, 2017

Former director of bands at Eastern Illinois University and current CEO and founder of the non-profit Music Guerrilla, Milt Allen joins me to speak about his own career and his views of music education and the band world.

Topics:

  • The problem of elitism in music and the need to eliminate placing value judgments on...


Nov 13, 2017

Joe Parisi is a professor of music education at UMKC and the director of the Fountain City Brass Band. He joins me to talk about music education, brass band, and how music gives us a sense of belonging.

Topics:

  • Joe’s background and current position as a music professor at the University of Missouri Kansas City.


Nov 6, 2017

Joshua Gailey is a PhD candidate in musicology at Yale University and his dissertation focuses on the factors that influenced the development of the school band movement during the Progressive Era. The fact that this episode falls on the birthday of John Philip Sousa is a happy coincidence!

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  • The...